The Clue
UV effects (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TANS
Tags
Notes
The answer TANS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Sunbathes
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Whops
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Beach sights
Bronzes at the beach
Creates leather
Earth tones
Gets browner
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Light shades
Makes leather
Prepares hides
Prepares leather
Riviera acquisitions
Salon offerings
Summer sights
Sunbathers' aims
Ultraviolet effects
Works on hides
Works on leather
Catches some rays
Converts into leather
Gets some color
Gets some sun
Makes into leather
Responds to UV rays
Some vacationers' acquisitions
What bronzers simulate
Whips but good
Evidences exposure to ultraviolet light
They may be sprayed on
Definition
TAN as a noun:
1. (tan, suntan, sunburn, burn) = a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
2. (tan, topaz) = a light brown the color of topaz
3. (tangent, tan) = ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
TAN as a verb:
1. treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
2. (tan, bronze) = get a tan, from wind or sun