The Clue
Queer (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ODD
Tags
Notes
The answer ODD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Anomalistic
Anomalous
Bizarre
Curious
Eccentric
___ Fellow
Flaky
"Hmm...!?"
"How ___ ..."
Miscellaneous
Occasional
Offbeat
Peculiar
Preternatural
Quirky
Singular
Strange
"That's ___ ..."
Unmatched
Unusual
Even's opposite
Hardly ordinary
Lacking a mate
Like one or five
Not mated
Roulette bet
Type of ball
"Hmm, that's unexpected"
Kind of ball or Fellow
Like Felix and Oscar
Like some socks
Like all primes but one
Like every other number
"___ Man Out," 1947 film
Like 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.
Definition
ODD as an adjective:
1. not divisible by two
2. not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
3. an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"
4. (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"
5. (odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired) = of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
6. (leftover, left over, left, odd, remaining, unexpended) = not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"