The Clue
Nickel-and-___ (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DIMED
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Notes
The answer DIMED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DIM as a verb:
1. (dim, dip) = switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
2. (darken, dim) = become or make darker; "The screen darkened"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"
3. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
4. make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
5. (blind, dim) = make dim by comparison or conceal
6. (blur, dim, slur) = become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"