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Be Frugal Crossword Clue

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99%6Exact Match!
verb

• subsist on a meager allowance

98%4Exact Match!
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

97%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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Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Quick05 Jul 2023 Down 17
The Guardian Quick15 Aug 2014 Down 5
New York Times15 Feb 2009 Across 70
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