Words Every Crossword Puzzler Should Know: 4-letter words, List 2

This list features 4-letter words that are commonly found in crossword puzzles and their common clues.
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  1. once
    on one occasion
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·A single time
    ·First word of "The Raven"
    ·Fairy tale starter
    ·Stpry starter
    ·"___ bitten, twice shy"
  2. star
    a performer who receives prominent billing
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Headliner
    ·Headline
    ·Lead
    ·Top banana
    ·Celeb
  3. idol
    someone who is adored blindly and excessively
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Teen ___
    ·Hero
    ·One on a pedestal
    ·Pedestal topper
    ·Favorite
  4. elan
    enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Verve
    ·Pizazz
    ·Panache
    ·Dash
    ·Flair
  5. iron
    a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Wrinkle remover
    ·Monopoly token
    ·Clothes presser
    ·It's a scorcher
    ·Press agent?
  6. tree
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Elder or alder
    ·Shade giver
    ·Sloth's home
    ·Branch headquarters?
    ·Squirrel's home
  7. edge
    a line determining the limits of an area
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Rim
    ·Brink
    ·Periphery
    ·Margin
    ·Fringe
  8. edit
    prepare for publication or presentation by revising
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Blue-pencil
    ·Tinker with, in a way
    ·Cut and paste
    ·Do magazine work
    ·Cut, maybe
  9. isle
    a small island
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·___ of Man
    ·___ of Wight
    ·Key
    ·Capri, e.g.
    ·Emerald ___
  10. echo
    the repetition of a sound from reflection of the sound waves
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Parrot
    ·Canyon sound
    ·Reverberate
    ·Say again
    ·Repeat
  11. alto
    the lowest female singing voice
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Choir voice
    ·Voice below soprano
    ·Countertenor
    ·Choir part
    ·Chorus member
  12. oboe
    a slender double-reed instrument
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Woodwind
    ·Mitch Miller's instrument
    ·Double-reed instrument
    ·"O" in old radio lingo
    ·Cousin of a bassoon
  13. stir
    move an implement through
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Recipe direction
    ·Mix up
    ·Use swizzle stick
    ·Move
    ·Recipe directive
  14. ache
    a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Pain
    ·Flu symptom
    ·Masseur's target
    ·Hurt
    ·Result of overexercise
  15. item
    an isolated fact considered separately from the whole
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·News bit
    ·Detail
    ·Gossip tidbit
    ·Part of a list
    ·Point
  16. neat
    clean or organized
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Spiffy
    ·Tidy
    ·In order
    ·Ordery
    ·Straight
  17. rare
    not common or widely distributed
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Seldom seen
    ·Hard to find
    ·Hard to come by
    ·Scarce
    ·Once-in-a-blue-moon
  18. rest
    take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Take five
    ·Break
    ·Others
    ·Breather
    ·Observe the Sabbath
  19. able
    having the necessary means or skill to do something
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Up to the task
    ·Fit
    ·Competent
    ·Skilled
    ·Up to it
  20. emit
    give off, send forth, or discharge
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Give off
    ·Send out
    ·Discharge
    ·Issue
    ·Release
Created on Thu Nov 30 18:26:38 EST 2023 (updated Fri Dec 01 09:57:45 EST 2023)

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