Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
They appear in installments (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SERIALS
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Notes
The answer SERIALS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Continued stories
Installment plans?
Magazine offerings
Ongoing entertainment
Soap operas
Soaps, e.g.
"Buck Rogers" and others
Daytime TV offerings
Daytime TV shows
Pearl White vehicles
Soap operas, e.g.
Many Dickens stories, originally
Radio's "The Lone Ranger" and others
Tales like "The Pickwick Papers"
Definition
SERIAL as a noun:
1. (serial, series) = a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"
2. (series, serial, serial publication) = a periodical that appears at scheduled times