The Clue
One to grow on? (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PLOT
Tags
Notes
The answer PLOT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Collude
Conspiracy
Garden ___
Graph
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Intrigue
Ruse
Scheme
Storyline
Author's concern
Bit of intrigue
Cabal's plans
Flower bed
Garden area
Map (out)
Narrative structure
Novel action
Novel idea
Novel need
Novelist's concern
Novelist's need
Paranoiac's worry
Paranoid's fear
Patch of ground
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Represent graphically
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Story line
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Whodunit feature
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An author might give it away
Definition
PLOT as a noun:
1. (plot, secret plan, game) = a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
2. (plot, plot of ground, patch) = a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
3. the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
4. a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
PLOT as a verb:
1. plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"
2. (diagram, plot) = make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed
3. (plat, plot) = make a plat of; "Plat the town"