The Clue
When doubled, confidential (4 letter answer)
The Answer
HUSH
Tags
Notes
The answer HUSH is uncommon, appearing about once every 450 puzzles.
Related Clues
When repeated, not to be repeated
"That's enough out of you!"
"Quit your crying"
"Shut yo' mouth!"
Kind of money or puppy
Keep concealed, with "up"
... a mother with noisy kids
"Stop your gabbin'!"
"Pipe down!"
Theater admonition
"Not another word!"
The sound of silence
Make quiet
"___, little baby . . . "
Muffle
Shh!
Word to a crying child
Make silent
Lull
Silence
Word with money or puppy
"Quiet!"
Quiet
"Quit your crying!"
"Shut your mouth!"
Quiet!
Definition
HUSH as a noun:
1. (hush, stillness, still) = (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
HUSH as a verb:
1. become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!"
2. (hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up) = cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
3. (quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down) = become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
4. wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"
5. run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals