The Clue
Wine descriptor (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SEC
Tags
Notes
The answer SEC is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
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Champagne designation
Dry, as champagne
Dry, as wine
Fraction of a min.
Half a mo
Like Chablis
Like a vermouth
Like zinfandel
Min. part
N.Y.S.E. watchdog
Part of a min.
Short time
Twinkling of an eye
"Two shakes"
Wine description
Like some wine
Like some wines
No time at all
Wall St. regulator
Wall St. watchdog
Big Board's big brother
Regulatory inits. since 1934
Very short wait, in short
Big Board's Big Brother: Abbr.
Definition
SEC as a noun:
1. (second, sec, s) = 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
2. (secant, sec) = ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
3. (Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC) = an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
SEC as an adjective:
1. (sec, unsweet) = (of champagne) moderately dry