The Clue
Shoot in the foot? (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LAME
Tags
Notes
The answer LAME is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Claudicant
___ duck
Gold ___
Halt
Hamstring
Hamstrung
Pathetic
Sorry
Unconvincing
Weak
Brocaded fabric
Cloth of gold
Costly cloth
Fancy fabric
Flimsy, as an excuse
Glittery fabric
Glittery material
Half-baked
Handicapped, in a way
Hobbling, say
Ill composed
Kind of brain
Kind of duck
Kind of excuse
Liberace fabric
Limping, say
Ornamental fabric
Poor, as an excuse
Pricey fabric
Rich fabric
Rich material
Shiny cloth
Unbelievable, say
Weak, as an excuse
___ duck (reelection loser)
Kind of duck or brain
Kind of duck or excuse
Like many excuses
Poor, as excuses go
Getting hardly any laughs
Definition
LAME as a noun:
1. (square, lame) = someone who doesn't understand what is going on
2. a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"
LAME as a verb:
1. (cripple, lame) = deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"
LAME as an adjective:
1. (feeble, lame) = pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
2. (crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game) = disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"