The Clue
Second or sixth in a series (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ADAMS
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Notes
The answer ADAMS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 160 puzzles.
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Definition
ADAMS as a noun:
1. (Adams, Sam Adams, Samuel Adams) = American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
2. (Adams, John Quincy Adams, President Adams, President John Quincy Adams) = 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
3. (Adams, John Adams, President Adams, President John Adams) = 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
4. (Adams, Mount Adams) = a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
ADAM as a noun:
1. (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
2. (Adam, Robert Adam) = Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
3. (Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug) = street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine