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| 2 | 42% | 15 | Commonly associated with the phrase 'Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery' | |
| 3 | 40% | 15 | Can range in size from a few pounds to over a hundred pounds | |
Attempt To Shift A Few Pounds Crossword Clue
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DIET which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
DIET
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "DIET" which means:
- noun
- • A prescribed selection of foods
- • A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., japan)
- • The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
- • The act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) verb
- • Follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
- • Eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight adjective
- • (of a food or beverage) containing less fat, salt, sugar, or calories than normal, or claimed to have such.
- • Having certain traits subtracted.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I am on a strict diet to lose weight."
- • "His doctor recommended a low-sodium diet."
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| The Guardian Quick03 May 2012 | Across 10 | |
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