The Clue
Spays (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ALTERS
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Notes
The answer ALTERS is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Raises or lowers a hem, say
Takes in or lets out
Does some tailoring
Makes different in details
Sizes up or down?
Remodels, e.g.
Tailors to fit
Lowers the cuffs on, maybe
Permutes or transmutes
Nips and tucks
Adjusts, as a suit
Edits
Changes
Does a tailoring job
Modifies
Fiddles with
Takes in, for example
Shifts
Rehems, maybe
Revamps
Changes to fit
Takes in or out
Definition
ALTER as a verb:
1. (change, alter, modify) = cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2. (change, alter, vary) = make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
3. make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"
4. (interpolate, alter, falsify) = insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
5. (alter, neuter, spay, castrate) = remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"