The Clue
Out of the ordinary (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ODD
Tags
Notes
The answer ODD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Anomalous
Bizarre
Curious
___ duck
"How ___ ..."
Miscellaneous
Offbeat
Outlandish
Peculiar
Quaint
Quirky
Singular
Strange
"That's ___ ..."
Uneven?
Unexplained
Unmatched
Unpaired
Unusual
Kind of job
Like one or five
Like a splacknuck
___ man out
Missing a match
Not even
Poe's "The Angel of the ___"
Roulette bet
Without a match
Like Felix and Oscar
Like some jobs
Like this number
Like three or five
Like 1, 3 or 7
Like all primes but one
Like many Guinness records
Definition
ODD as an adjective:
1. not divisible by two
2. not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
3. an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"
4. (curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular) = beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
5. (odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired) = of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
6. (leftover, left over, left, odd, remaining, unexpended) = not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"