Ballads (4 letters)

{ Answer }

LAYS

{ Related Clues }

Deposits
Places
Wagers
Alternative to Ruffles
Has an egg
Medieval melodies
Minstrel songs
Minstrel's repertory
Minstrels' songs
Puts (down)
Sets (down)
Sets down
Tolkein's "The ___ of Beleriand"
Wise alternative
Wise competitor
"___ of Ancient Rome": Macaulay
Macaulay's "___ of Ancient Rome"
Major chip maker
Potato chip brand
Puts down, as tile
Didion's "Play It As It ___"

{ Tags }

ancient, ballads, brand, chip, competitor, down, lays, macaulays, melodies, minstrel, minstrels, places, poems, potato, puts, repertory, rome, sets, songs, wagers, wise

{ Notes }

The answer LAYS is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.

{ Definition }

LAY as a noun:

1. (ballad, lay) = a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

2. (ballad, lay) = a narrative poem of popular origin

LAY as a verb:

1. (put, set, place, pose, position, lay) = put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

2. (lay, put down, repose) = put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

3. prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"

4. lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"

5. impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"