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The Clue
Oblige a borrower (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LEND
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Notes
The answer LEND is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
Related Clues
Advance
Afford
Furnish
___ a hand
Impart
Provide
Act the pawnbroker
Afford temporarily
Contribute obligingly
___ an ear (listen)
Extend credit
Give temporarily
Give, for a time
Give for a while
___ a hand (aid)
Help a borrower
Lease's partner
Play Shylock
Allow temporary use of
Do banker's work
"___ me your ears"
Provide pro tem
What libraries do
Word before lease
Give, but not for keeps
"___ me your ears": Shak.
Definition
LEND as a verb:
1. (lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring) = bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
2. (lend, loan) = give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"
3. have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"