Jiff (3 letters)

{ Answer }

SEC

{ Related Clues }

Flash
Instant
Jiffy
"Just a ___!"
"Wait a ___!"
1/60 of a min.
Amex overseer
Brief moment?
Dry, as wine
Half a mo
Like Chablis
Like a vermouth
Part of a min.
Quality of wine
Short time
Wine description
Wine quality
N.Y.S.E. and Amex regulator
Wall St. watchdog
Fed. monitor of stock fraud

{ Tags }

chablis, champagne, dry, hold, instant, jiff, jiffy, like, min, not, part, quality, sec, short, some, st, time, wait, wall, watchdog, wine

{ Notes }

The answer SEC is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SEC as a noun:

1. (second, sec, s) = 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

2. (secant, sec) = ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

3. (Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC) = an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

SEC as an adjective:

1. (sec, unsweet) = (of champagne) moderately dry