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Be Economical Crossword Clue

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99%5Exact Match!
noun

• an unbroken period of time during which you do something

• smallest American sandpiper

• an individual's prescribed share of work

verb

• subsist on a meager allowance

• supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

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noun

• (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

verb

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

• bring into safety

• spend less; buy at a reduced price

• accumulate money for future use

• make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

• save from sins

• refrain from harming

• spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

• retain rights to

• record data on a computer

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verb

• spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

• use cautiously and frugally

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New York Times18 Mar 2015 Down 13
New York Times17 Sep 1984 Across 1
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