The Clue
One of five expanses (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ERIE
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Notes
The answer ERIE is very common and appears about once every 18 puzzles.
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Definition
ERIE as a noun:
1. a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York
2. (Lake Erie, Erie) = the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal
3. a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania