The Clue
Monotonous life style (3 letter answer)
The Answer
RUT
Tags
Notes
The answer RUT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
Related Clues
Channel
Furrow
Grind
Groove
Pothole
Routine
Daily grind
Daily treadmill
Dull routine
Groove in a road
Groovy track?
Large track
Line at a track
Monotonous situation
Motoring hazard
Muffler mangler
Muffler menace
Oxcart's track
Road hazard
Sticking point
Sticking point?
Street wear?
Suicus
Tire channel
Track feature
Track part
Truck track
Carriage drawn by oxen
Cart track, e.g.
Cause of a bump in the road
Grind, so to speak
Same old routine
It's hard to get out of
Same old same old
Same old, same old
Endless 9-to-5 job, e.g.
Same old same old, as at work
Definition
RUT as a noun:
1. a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
2. (rut, groove) = a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
3. (estrus, oestrus, heat, rut) = applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
RUT as a verb:
1. be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
2. (furrow, rut, groove) = hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"