The Clue
Sudden influx (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SPATE
Tags
Notes
The answer SPATE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
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Definition
SPATE as a noun:
1. (batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew) = (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
2. (rush, spate, surge, upsurge) = a sudden forceful flow
3. (freshet, spate) = the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow