The Clue
Terhune canine hero (3 letter answer)
The Answer
LAD
Tags
Notes
The answer LAD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
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Schoolboy
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"A Shropshire ___"
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Young one
Youngster
Youth
Aladdin, e.g.
Dad, once
Fictional dog
Highlands youth
Housman, in Shropshire
Name for a collie
Terhune canine
Terhune dog
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Young chap
Young fellow
Young man
Young 'un
A. E. Housman's "A Shropshire ___"
"And many a lightfoot ___": Housman
Definition
LAD as a noun:
1. (chap, fellow, feller, lad, gent, fella, blighter, cuss) = a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"
2. (cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy) = a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)