The Clue
Part of graduation attire (3 letter answer)
The Answer
CAP
Tags
Notes
The answer CAP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
Related Clues
Beret
Biggin
Ceiling
Climax
Excel
Headpiece
Kepi
Limit
Maximum
Mortarboard
Outdo
Summit
Surpass
Top
Topper
Bottle part
Diamond topper
Feather holder?
Go one better
Gown's companion
Highest part
Insignia spot
Kind of gun
Kind of pistol
Lens protector
Mop topper
Mushroom morsel
Salary limit
Size of paper
Strawberry topper
Tassel spot
Top off
Tube top
Mad or red follower
Part of some uniforms
Place for a baseball insignia
Place for a team's insignia
Small explosive device
Toy gun noisemaker
Toy-pistol ammo
It's often put on backward
Definition
CAP as a noun:
1. a tight-fitting headdress
2. a top (as for a bottle)
3. (detonator, detonating device, cap) = a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
4. something serving as a cover or protection
5. (cap, pileus) = a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
6. (ceiling, cap) = an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices"
7. (crownwork, cap) = dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth
8. (capital, chapiter, cap) = the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
CAP as a verb:
1. (cap, crest) = lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains"
2. restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club"