The Clue
Williams's "Sweet Bird of ___" (5 letter answer)
The Answer
YOUTH
Tags
Notes
The answer YOUTH is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 700 puzzles.
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Start of a bon mot
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Definition
YOUTH as a noun:
1. (young person, youth, younker, spring chicken) = a young person (especially a young man or boy)
2. (young, youth) = young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt"
3. the time of life between childhood and maturity
4. early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced
5. (youth, early days) = an early period of development; "during the youth of the project"
6. (youth, youthfulness, juvenility) = the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person