The Clue
Treats, as a sprain (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ICES
Tags
Notes
The answer ICES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
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Clinches
Desserts
Freezes
Secures
Sherbets
Assures victory
Beach treats
Boardwalk treats
Bumps off
Clinches, as a victory
Cold desserts
Cool desserts
Cooling treats
Ensures, slangily
Finishes the cake
Frosty desserts
Frozen desserts
Frozen treats
Knocks off
Pizzeria desserts
Puts in reserve
Secures, informally
Sews up
Sherbets' cousins
Sherbets' kin
Summer coolers
Summer treats
Summertime treats
Does a bakery chore
Hot-weather treats
Finishes, as a cake
Tends to, as a sprain
Tops off a cake
Definition
ICE as a noun:
1. (ice, water ice) = water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"
2. the frozen part of a body of water
3. (ice, sparkler) = diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!"
4. (frosting, icing, ice) = a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
5. (ice, frappe) = a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
6. (methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash) = an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
7. (internal-combustion engine, ICE) = a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
8. (ice rink, ice-skating rink, ice) = a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"
ICE as a verb:
1. (frost, ice) = decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"
2. put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs"