The Clue
Musical intervals (6 letter answer)
The Answer
THIRDS
Tags
Notes
The answer THIRDS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Overeater's serving?
Certain tones on a scale
Equal shares for a trio
Overeater's plateful, sometimes
They follow seconds
Even more, at the buffet table
Fair portions for the Andrews Sisters
Helping for the very hungry, maybe
Definition
THIRD as a noun:
1. (one-third, third, tierce) = one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
2. (third base, third) = the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate); "he is playing third"
3. following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
4. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
5. (third gear, third) = the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear"
6. (third base, third) = the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third"