Obfuscation is our game. Your goal is to spot the common word hiding in all the clues. Mine is to make you doubt yourself.
Today's four-letter word can be a noun, verb or adjective.
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The word means ...
◼️ A Swedish Christian rock band.
◼️ Just about anything that adds piquancy to something else.
◼️ Goodness.
◼️ Swedish grunge alt rockers.
◼️ An experienced sailor.
◼️ Any chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, with all or part of the hydrogen of the acid replaced by a metal or other cation.
◼️ To impregnate with or treat with a chemical compound formed from the reaction of a certain acid with a certain base.
◼️ To save, especially by hiding.
◼️ Cheryl Renee James.
The answer Sept. 19 was "lover." I'll print today's answer Oct. 3. But feel free to email earlier to find out whether you're right.
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