Emulate a shark, maybe Crossword Clue

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Its time to solve "Emulate a shark, maybe" crossword clue for today's "Wall Street Journal" daily crossword.

Understanding Today's Crossword Puzzle

To figure out why the answer to the clue "Emulate a shark, maybe" is "LEND," we need to consider how a shark behaves and what action it takes. When a shark approaches a situation, it sometimes takes something from another entity, like a predator seizing its prey. However, the act of the shark giving something away is less common in our understanding of sharks.

1. Sharks are often associated with taking or seizing.
2. The concept of giving, as in the act of lending, is not commonly linked to sharks.
3. The word "lend" implies offering or giving something temporarily.
4. Therefore, the unexpected nature of the answer "LEND" in relation to the shark behavior clues us into the misdirection typical in crossword puzzles.

Definition of "LEND"

grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned

Example :

Stewart asked me to lend him my car

the pictures were lent to each museum in turn

no one would lend him the money

 The Crossword clue "Emulate a shark, maybe" published 1 time/s & has 1 answer/s. 

Crossword	Date	Answer
Wall Street Journal	8 August 2018	LEND