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___ Out A Living Barely Get By Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EKE which was last seen in the New York Times Mini crossword.
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199%3Exact Match!
230%4___ out a living (barely gets by)
325%6 One barely living?

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We think the answer is "EKE" which means:

    noun
  • • (obsolete except britain) an addition.
  • • A small stand on which a beehive is placed.
  • • A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space: see http//www.dave-cushman.net/bee/eke.html
  • verb
  • • Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
  • adverb
  • • Also; in addition to.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He worked part-time to eke out a living."
  • • "She used her savings to eke out a comfortable retirement."

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