The Clue
Took substance (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ATE
Tags
Notes
The answer ATE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
Related Clues
Breakfasted
Consumed
Corroded
Dined
Dug in
Eroded
Feasted
Grazed
Had
Ingested
Lunched
Munched
Munched on
Noshed
Partook of
Picnicked
Supped
Broke a fast
Downed doughnuts
Emulated the Sprats
Had a bite
Had lunch
Had a meal
Had something
Impish Olympian
Put away
Satisfied edacity
Scarfed down
Took the cake?
Used up
Didn't go hungry
Filled a certain void
Goddess of criminal folly
Goddess of reckless ambition
Got the fare down
Had a little lamb
Zeus's unpleasant daughter
"___, o cara," Bellini aria
Definition
ATE as a noun:
1. goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
EAT as a verb:
1. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2. eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
3. (feed, eat) = take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
4. (consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out) = use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
5. (eat, eat on) = worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
6. (corrode, eat, rust) = cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"