The Clue
"On ___ and a prayer" (5 letter answer)
The Answer
AWING
Tags
Notes
The answer AWING is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1100 puzzles.
Related Clues
"Comin' in on ___ and . . . "
In flight
" . . . on ___ and a prayer"
Stupefying
Astonishing, in a way
Blowing away
Causing wonder in
Inspiring veneration
Knocking the socks off of
Definition
AWE as a verb:
1. inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
AWING as an adjective:
1. (amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing) = inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"