Animal track
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

CUE
Sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards

KEY
Serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

NOD
The act of nodding the head

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CLUE
A slight indication

FUME
Be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face

KICK
A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

HINT
An indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

LEAD
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"

LINE
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

LOOK
The feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

MARK
Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"

MOLD
Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

ODOR
Any property detected by the olfactory system

SALT
Negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons

SIGN
A character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign"

STEP
Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"

WAKE
A vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"

WINK
Gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"

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AROMA
Any property detected by the olfactory system

INDEX
Adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"

NUDGE
A slight push or shake

ODOUR
Any property detected by the olfactory system

SAUCE
Add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the roast"

SAVOR
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

SCENT
Any property detected by the olfactory system

PISTE
A flat rectangular area for fencing bouts

QUIRK
A strange attitude or habit

SAPOR

SIGNS

SMELL
Have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"

TRACE
A drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

TRACK
Carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house"

TRACT
A brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

TRAIL
Evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

WHIFF
Drive or carry as if by a puff of air; "The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"

SPOOR
The trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor"

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BREATH
The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"

COURSE
A mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place"

INFUSE
Let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

FLAVOR
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

LEAVEN
Cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"

NATURE
The complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

TRACES

TIPOFF
Give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot"

STENCH
A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

SIGNAL
Notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"

SAVOUR
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

RELISH
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

PROMPT
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

PEPPER
Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum

PALATE
The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

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WHISPER
Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

VESTIGE
An indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"

SYMPTOM
Anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence

QUALITY
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

PERVADE
Spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"

MARKING
Evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"

KEYNOTE
A fundamental or central idea

KEYWORD
A significant word used in indexing or cataloging

INKLING
A slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

HOTLEAD

GLIMMER
A slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

GESTURE
Motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

FLAVOUR
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

ESSENCE
A toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

CUEWORD

INSTILL
Enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"

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TELLTALE
Someone who gossips indiscreetly

SATURATE
Cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

SAPIDITY
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

PROPERTY
Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"

PIQUANCY
A tart spicy quality

PERMEATE
Penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"

INNUENDO
An indirect (and usually malicious) implication

FOOTSTEP
The act of taking a step in walking

EVIDENCE
An indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"

CONTRAIL
An artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust

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SUSPICION
Being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"

REDOLENCE
A pleasingly sweet olfactory property

PENETRATE
Insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?"

MANNERISM
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

FRAGRANCE
A pleasingly sweet olfactory property

FOOTPRINT
The area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches"

EMANATION
The act of emitting; causing to flow forth

EFFLUVIUM
A foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)

CATCHWORD
A favorite saying of a sect or political group

BROADHINT

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VAPORTRAIL

SUGGESTION
The act of inducing hypnosis

SUBTLEODOR

LINEAMENTS

INTIMATION
A slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

INFILTRATE
Cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices

INDICATION
A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"

GLIMMERING
A slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

GENTLEHINT

EXHALATION
The act of expelling air from the lungs

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PECULIARITY
Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

INSINUATION
The act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor"

IMPLICATION
A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"