Answer: TIP
TIP is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 298 times.
Referring Clues:
- Stockbroker's offering
 - Pointer
 - Longtime Capitol Hill nickname
 - Service award
 - Hint
 - Some wait for this
 - End
 - Start to fall
 - Tout's offering
 - Stockbroker's freebie
 - Tilt
 - "The dapple in the eighth," e.g.
 - Knock (over)
 - Steer
 - Upend
 - 20%, often
 - Line just above the total
 - Stiff's omission
 - Service acknowledgment
 - Overturn
 - Bellboy's bonus
 - Bit of advice
 - Extra amount
 - First-rate
 - Boating mishap
 - “Psst! Smarty Jones in the fifth!”
 - Inside info
 - It may be 20%
 - Not stiff?
 - Visible part of an iceberg
 - What to do to hats and waiters
 - Show instability
 - Part of an iceberg that's visible
 - 15%-20%, usually
 - Gratuity
 - Figure just above the total
 - "Take the filly in the fifth," e.g.
 - 15%, maybe
 - Scratch left on a table?
 - Summit
 - Fall (over)
 - Waitperson's reward
 - Money on the table, perhaps
 - Word to the wise
 - Reward for waiting?
 - Iceberg feature, figuratively
 - Good thing that comes to those who wait
 - Begin to upset
 - Finger, foul, felt, or filter follower
 - Stockbroker's steer
 - Tilt slightly
 - Server's reward
 - Helpful hint
 - Iceberg part
 - Bill addition
 - Word with top and toe
 - Word of advice
 - Waiter's reward
 - Felt or filter follower
 - Pourboire
 - Service reward
 - Recommendation
 - Caution beforehand, with "off"
 - Restaurant calculation
 - Silver by a plate, maybe
 - Restaurant bill addition
 - Marker's end
 - Line above the total, maybe
 - Proverbial iceberg part
 - Subject of an anonymous call, maybe
 - Service bonus
 - Upset
 - Redcap's reward
 - 15%, often
 - About 15%, usually
 - Money on the table, maybe
 - It's usually left on the table
 - Something helpful
 - ''Lucky Lady in the fifth,'' e.g.
 - Fall, with ''over''
 - Dinner charge-slip line
 - __ sheet
 - Extremity
 - Cue-stick end
 - Dope on a horse
 - Bellhop's expectation
 - Bit of investment advice
 - Some expect this if they wait
 - "Take Lucky Lady in the fifth," e.g.
 - Reward for waiting
 - Part of an iceberg
 - Part of a pointer
 - You leave it behind in a restaurant
 - Leave a little extra
 - Trackside offer
 - Trackside advice
 - Something to wait for?
 - Inside information
 - Bit of help
 - 20%, maybe
 - It's left on the table
 - Piece of advice
 - You can bet on it
 - Reward of a sort
 - Pimlico advice
 - "Lucky Lady in the fifth," for one
 - Disturb, as the balance
 - Advice on one's grip, for instance
 - Bonus for waiting
 - Incline
 - Apex
 - Fifteen percent of a bill, perhaps
 - Peak
 - Psst! Smarty Jones in the fifth!
 - Jar drop-in
 - Wait for it
 - "Lucky Lady in the fifth," e.g.
 - Fall, with "over"
 - ___ sheet
 - Something chalked up
 - Thanks to a waiter
 - 15%-20%, for a waiter
 - Hot thing on a horse?
 - Thing that comes to those who wait
 - Restaurant table leaving
 - Fifteen percent, often
 - Service award?
 - Some extra bills, maybe
 - It's gratuitous?
 - Acknowledgment of a job well done
 - Iceberg extremity
 - It comes to those who wait
 - Thank you for waiting
 - It may be left on a table
 - Money left on the table
 - Recognition of good service
 - Waiting bonus
 - Reward for service
 - Waiting reward
 - Waiter's bonus
 - Lagniappe
 - Baksheesh
 - La gniappe
 - See 38-Down
 - Good lead
 - 15 percent, often
 - Advice
 - With 48-Across, leader of the House of Representatives, 1977-87
 - 15 percent of a bill, perhaps
 - Good thing that comes to those who wait?
 - Friendly advice
 - Detective's aid
 - Part of the iceberg?
 - Begin to capsize
 - Waiter's 20%
 - Diner's prerogative
 - Sirloin part
 - 10%, if you're cheap
 - End point
 - Word of advice, e.g.
 - Bread in a jar?
 - Hint from a tout
 - Advice at the track
 - Insider's hint
 - Helpful lead
 - Advice bit
 - It might be given to a waiter or a police investigator
 - Handicapper's help
 - An iceberg has one
 - Cash on the table
 - It's felt for some pointers
 - Pinnacle
 - Informer's info
 - Topple
 - Waiter's delight
 - Cash left behind
 - Thanks for waiting
 - Bonus for good service
 - Hot info?
 - Useful hint
 - Line on a restaurant bill
 - Reward for "pushing daisies" olive snook
 - Point
 - Advice from a pro
 - Pointy end
 - Insider's advice
 - Something worth waiting for?
 - Line on a restaurant check
 - Reward in a jar
 - Incline slightly
 - Track advantage
 - Memorable DC nickname
 - Racetrack edge
 - Useful information
 - Bills left behind, perhaps
 - Bill add-on
 - 18%, often
 - Line on a restaurant receipt
 - Ultimate height
 - Upset, with "over"
 - Insider's offering
 - It often comes to those who wait
 - Money left on a table, often
 - Buck for a bellhop, say
 - Bonus for a waitress
 - Advice tidbit
 - Helpful suggestion
 - Pencil end
 - Good service indicator
 - Meal ending?
 - Thank-you for waiting
 - What boats shouldn't do
 - What an insider might offer
 - Lead-in to toe or top
 - Message left on a hotline, perhaps
 - ___ jar
 - Service payment
 - Cape Horn, for one
 - Hint from Heloise
 - Entry on a Merchant Copy
 - Bit of useful advice
 - Money left on the table?
 - End of a pool cue
 - Lead
 - It's waited for
 - Opposite of stiff
 - "The bay in the fifth," for one
 - What may come to those who wait
 - 18%, maybe
 - Suggestion
 - Douceur
 - Scratch on the table?
 - Topple over
 - Small part of an iceberg
 - Pro ___
 - Pointer or point
 - Extra 15% or so for a waiter
 - Chalked part of a cue
 - Line on a bill
 - Performer's jar insert
 - Point or pointer
 - Written-in bill addition
 - Good thing coming to those who wait
 - ___ the bill (kind dining trend)
 - Tri-___
 - Around 20%, typically
 - Lose balance
 - ___ the scales
 - Money left on a diner table
 - 15% of a bill, often
 - Bit of inside information
 - Money on the table
 - Diner bill add-on
 - Felt-___ pen
 - It's often left on the table
 - Life hack, e.g.
 - What an aglet is for a shoelace
 - Pointed end
 - "Let me give you a ___ ... "
 - Take it from me
 - A hot one is timely
 - Unbalance
 - Word after "pro" or "hot"
 - Reward for the waitstaff
 - Thank the nail artist
 - Single at a bar, perhaps
 - Chalked part of a cue stick
 - Money in a jar, maybe
 - A cash one is generally preferred
 - Gratuity on a bill
 - That's the point!
 - Felt-___ marker
 - Detective's lead
 - Reward for a nail tech
 - Help line?
 - Extra amount for a waiter
 - Tongue part
 - Pay a delivery driver
 - Leave some extra cash
 - Frosted part of a '90s hairstyle
 - What to do after getting a tattoo
 - Stock advice, say
 - Line just above "total," maybe
 - Gratuity increasingly requested at self-checkout kiosks
 - Farthermost point
 - "Ugh, it's right on the ___ of my tongue!"
 - Word with felt or hot
 - Waiter's bit of extra income
 - Checkout screen option
 - Amount often added
 - 20%, e.g.
 - Money for a waiter
 - Fall over
 - Something typically left in the U.S., but not in Japan
 - 30% is a very good one
 - Thanks for waiting?
 - What a boat shouldn't do
 - Helpful pointer
 
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 - USA Today - October 14, 2024
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