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adjective • lacking excess flesh • lacking in mineral content or combustible material noun • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical adjective satellite • containing little excess • not profitable or prosperous verb • to incline or bend from a vertical position • cause to lean or incline • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined • rely on for support • cause to lean to the side | ||||||||
| 44% | 14 | Author who wrote 'The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine' | ||||||
noun • United States writer (1834-1902) | ||||||||
| 34% | 9 | Typically sourced from herring or sprat | ||||||
noun • minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole • the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts | ||||||||
What Mrs Sprat Avoided Crossword Clue
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LEAN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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LEAN
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