The Clue
Ridiculous (5 letter answer)
The Answer
NUTTY
Tags
Notes
The answer NUTTY is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 600 puzzles.
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Definition
NUTTY as an adjective:
1. (nutty, nutlike) = having the flavor of nuts; "a nutty sherry"
2. (balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky) = informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"