The Clue
Vegetarian's no-no (4 letter answer)
The Answer
MEAT
Tags
Notes
The answer MEAT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
Related Clues
Gist
Kernel
___ and potatoes
Substance
An anagram for team
Beef, e.g.
Bully or jerky
Butcher's goods
Butcher's stock
Chuck, say
Couscous ingredient
Entree, often
Headcheese, e.g.
Kind of ball
Mutton, e.g.
Partner of potatoes
Pecan pith
Pork or beef
Potatoes partner
Potatoes' partner
Table staple
Turkey or chicken
Veal, e.g.
Vegetarian's taboo
Venison or veal
Ball or head leader
Cold cuts, e.g.
Food eschewed by a vegetarian
Good source of protein
Herbivores avoid it
Main dish, often
Spam, ham or lamb
Carnivore's fare
Word with grinder or packer
Definition
MEAT as a noun:
1. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
2. (kernel, meat) = the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"
3. (kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty) = the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"