The term CENT is a unit of currency, specifically the smallest denomination of the United States dollar. The crossword solutions for CENT are PENNY (5 letters), PER (3 letters), and RED (3 letters). PENNY is a reference to the US one-cent coin, which is also known as a PENNY. PER is a reference to the Latin phrase 'PER centum, ' which means 'by the hundred' and is used to describe the percentage of a whole number. RED is a reference to the color of the one-cent coin, which is copper-colored but appears RED due to oxidation.