The Clue
White with age (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HOARY
Tags
Notes
The answer HOARY is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.
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Definition
HOARY as an adjective:
1. (grey, gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired) = showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"
2. (hoary, rusty) = ancient; "hoary jokes"
3. (canescent, hoary) = covered with fine whitish hairs or down