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Barely Scrape 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 crossword.
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99%3Exact Match!
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.

98%15LIVEHANDTOMOUTHExact Match!
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26%8Barely get by
verb

• manage one's existence barely

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New York Times02 Nov 2020 Down 21
New York Times21 Oct 2002 Across 56 LIVEHANDTOMOUTH
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