The Clue
Party offering (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SLATE
Tags
Notes
The answer SLATE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Agenda
Blackboard
Chalkboard
The nominees
Roofing
Schedule
Ticket
Ballot listing
Blackboard material
Candidate list
Convention decision
List of candidates
November list
Party list
Party's choice
Party's nominees
Purplish gray
Roof material
Roofing material
Roofing tile
Root covering
Shade of blue
Diner: menu:: elector: ___
Drag over the coals
Early writing tablet
It gets chalked
Like some roofs
Old school item
Something to keep clean
Writing implement of yore
Old-time schoolroom adjunct
Home of "The Gist" and "Political Gabfest"
Definition
SLATE as a noun:
1. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
2. (slate, slating) = thin layers of rock used for roofing
3. a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
4. (slate, ticket) = a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
SLATE as a verb:
1. designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor"
2. enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president"
3. cover with slate; "slate the roof"