The Clue
Sugar sources (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SAPS
Tags
Notes
The answer SAPS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
Related Clues
Blackjacks
Boneheads
Boobs
Chumps
Clubs
Dolts
Drains
Dunderheads
Enervates
Enfeebles
Exhausts
Fools
Jugheads
Lunkheads
Ninnies
Nitwits
Schmos
Suckers
Undermines
Weakens
Drains of stamina
Easy marks
Gullible sorts
Scam targets
Scam victims
Uses up
They get taken easily
Tell them to go climb a tree
Definition
SAP as a noun:
1. a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
2. (fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool) = a person who lacks good judgment
3. (blackjack, cosh, sap) = a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
SAP as a verb:
1. (run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire) = deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
2. excavate the earth beneath