The Clue
Potent potable (3 letter answer)
The Answer
RUM
Tags
Notes
The answer RUM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 170 puzzles.
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Definition
RUM as a noun:
1. liquor distilled from fermented molasses
2. (rummy, rum) = a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
RUM as an adjective:
1. (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"