The Clue
Wagered (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LAID
Tags
Notes
The answer LAID is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Bet
Deposited
In place
Placed
Positioned
Put
___ away (saved)
___ back (relaxed)
___-back (relaxed)
"The best ___ schemes . . . "
Dial backward
"Dial" backwards
Dial backwards
___ an egg (bombed)
___ an egg (failed)
___ end to end
Homophone for lade
Installed, as track
Like cornerstones
Like an egg
Like eggs
Made a wager
Made, as a wager
___ out (arranged)
Produced an egg
Put down
Set (down)
Set down
"The best ___ schemes . . . ": Burns
___ an egg (flopped on Broadway)
Kind of fabric or wire
Produced and deposited, as an egg
___ up (sick in bed)
"And I ___ me down . . . ": R.L.S.
"And I ___ me down with a will": R.L.S.
Definition
LAY as a verb:
1. (put, set, place, pose, position, lay) = put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
2. (lay, put down, repose) = put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
3. prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
4. lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
5. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
LAID as an adjective:
1. (laid, set) = set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"