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Be Sparing With Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EKE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic 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%7SKIMPONExact Match!
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32%9Sparing
noun

• a price below the standard price

• tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar

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Clue Last Found In...

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Telegraph Cross Atlantic22 Feb 2024 Down 43
New York Times25 Oct 1998 Down 94 SKIMPON
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