The Clue
Nickname (3 letter answer)
The Answer
TAG
Tags
Notes
The answer TAG is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Appendage
Attachment
Der ___
Handle
Label
Moniker
Phone ___
Telephone ___
Backyard sport
Children's game
Child's game
Curlicue, in writing
Graffiti signature
Graffitist's trademark
"It" game
It's game
Kid's game
License plate
Make it
Make it?
Outdoor game
Playground game
Price point?
Running game
Schoolyard game
"___, you're it!"
Dangler on an item for sale
Finishing touch on a diamond?
Graffiti artist's "signature"
Hanger in a clothing shop
Make out, in baseball
Washing instructions site
Windshield décor, at times
Word with end or line
"You're it!" game
"It" figures in this game
Put out, as a base runner
What it must do
Definition
TAG as a noun:
1. a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal
2. (rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter) = a small piece of cloth or paper
3. a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
4. (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
TAG as a verb:
1. (tag, label, mark) = attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"
2. touch a player while he is holding the ball
3. provide with a name or nickname
4. (chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track) = go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
5. supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes