The Clue
Put the dishes away (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ATE
Tags
Notes
The answer ATE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
Related Clues
Consumed
Corroded
Devoured
Dined
Had
Ingested
Lunched
Rusted
Supped
Absorbed, as a cost
Absorbed, as a loss
Bolted down
Breakfasted, e.g.
Broke bread
Broke a fast
Chemical ending
Chowed down
A daughter of Zeus
Downed doughnuts
Enjoyed the taramasalata
Filled up on
Gobbled up
Goddess of infatuation
Got down
Gulped down
Had a meal
"I already ___"
Mischievous Olympian
Put away
Took the cake?
Took tiffin
Used up
Downed subs, e.g.
Had a little lamb
Had a little lamb?
"___, o cara," Bellini aria
Definition
ATE as a noun:
1. goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
EAT as a verb:
1. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2. eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
3. (feed, eat) = take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
4. (consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out) = use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
5. (eat, eat on) = worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
6. (corrode, eat, rust) = cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"