The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DIME
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More clues leading to the result DIME
- Far from shiny English coin
- Dark energy ready for NASA?
- In Maryland I’m estimating what can be spent there
- Julius is in Delaware a bit
- Obscure eastern coin
- Obscure European coin
- Stupid European getting little change out of US
- Obscure English coin
- Return of Bette Midler netting very little money
- Something round and silvery showing up in semi-darkness
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "what can be spent there" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what can be spent there = dime.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DIME mean?
DIME noun- A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
- A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.
- A small amount of money
- An assist
- A playing card with the rank of ten
- Ten dollars
- A thousand dollars
- A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags.
- Payment responsibility
- A beautiful woman (10 on a 10-point scale)
- A defensive formation with six defensive backs, one of whom is a dimeback.
- (with "on") To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
- To operate an audio amplifier (especially an electric guitar amplifier) at level "10" (typically the highest amplification level).