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Was Frugal Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
verb

• subsist on a meager allowance

98%6Exact Match!
noun

• an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

• an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

• a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

adjective satellite

• thin and fit

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• not taken up by scheduled activities

• kept in reserve especially for emergency use

• lacking in magnitude or quantity

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

verb

• refrain from harming

• save or relieve from an experience or action

• give up what is not strictly needed

• use frugally or carefully

97%7Exact 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
Eugene Sheffer09 Jan 2020 Down 29
New York Times31 Jul 1993 Down 23
New York Times17 Jun 1988 Down 5
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