The Clue
Omniscient radio character (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SHADOW
Tags
Notes
The answer SHADOW is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.
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Definition
SHADOW as a noun:
1. shade within clear boundaries
2. (darkness, dark, shadow) = an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
3. (apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow) = something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
4. a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
5. (trace, vestige, tincture, shadow) = an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
6. refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
7. a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
8. (tail, shadow, shadower) = a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
9. an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
SHADOW as a verb:
1. follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
2. (shadow, shade, shade off) = cast a shadow over
3. (shadow, overshadow, dwarf) = make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"