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The Clue
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The Answer
ANTE
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Notes
The answer ANTE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
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Get in on a deal
Homophone for auntie
Initial offering?
Initial stake
Item for a pot
Kitty starter
Opening bet
Opening stake
Part of A.M.
Pay up
Penny follower
Play money?
Poker fee
Poker payment
Poker stake
Pony up
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Prefix with chamber
Prefix with natal
Price to play
Prime the pot
Stud money
Stud stake
Sweeten the pot
Bread on the table, maybe
Indication of serious intent
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Prefix with room or date
Sometimes it's a penny
Starter for date or cede
What's required to be "in"
It goes in the middle of the table
Put one's two cents in?
Definition
ANTE as a noun:
1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
ANTE as a verb:
1. place one's stake