The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SANDS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2015.
Metaphor for time and, when divided into three words, puzzle theme found in the four longest across answers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SANDS | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Metaphor for time and, when divided into three words, puzzle theme found in the four longest across answers
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Crossword Answer definitions
SANDS noun- Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
- (often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.
- (circa 1920) Personal courage.
- A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
- A single grain of sand.
- A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
- To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
- To cover with sand.
- To blot ink using sand.
- A sandpiper.
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