The Clue
Questioned (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ASKED
Tags
Notes
The answer ASKED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
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Inquired
Interrogated
Invited
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Pled
Posed
Queried
Quizzed
Requested
Solicited
Bid's companion
Made a request
Named, as a price
Popped a question
Posed a query
Posed, as questions
Put it to
Set a price
Set a price of
Set as a price
Set, as a price
"Since you ___ ?"
Sought answers
Sought consent from
Wanted an answer
Was inquisitive
Used the information desk
Bid's partner on Wall St.
Was up to date, with "out"?
Definition
ASK as a verb:
1. (ask, inquire, enquire) = inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"
2. make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
3. direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
4. (ask, require, expect) = consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
5. require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"
6. address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
7. (necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand) = require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"