The Clue
Refrain syllables (3 letter answer)
The Answer
LAS
Tags
Notes
The answer LAS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
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Musical syllables
Notes from Sutherland
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Scale syllables
Singing syllables
Song syllables
Spanish article
Steps on the scale
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Vegas opener
Vegas opening
Vegas opening?
Velázquez's "___ Meninas"
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Word with Palmas or Vegas
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What Vegas doesn't have?
Start of some Spanish place names
Syllables sung in place of unknown words
Definition
LA as a noun:
1. (lanthanum, La, atomic number 57) = a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
2. (Louisiana, Pelican State, LA) = a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
3. (la, lah) = the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization