| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Most lean bits one dished up | The Telegraph Toughie | 18 Dec 2024 |
| Most lean on one, matchless all round | The Times Cryptic | 08 Dec 2023 |
| Most thin – bet son struggling to eat infinitesimal starter | ||
| Scrawniest | Canadiana | 14 Aug 2017 |
| Most skeletal | Universal | 13 Aug 2017 |
| Most skeletal | ||
| Most scrawny | USA Today | 09 Jan 2016 |
| Most scrawny | ||
| Most skinny | ||
| Skinny to the max | ||
| Most gaunt | ||
| Skinny to the max | ||
| Most difficult to fillet | ||
| Most emaciated | ||
| Hardest to eat, as fish | ||
| Most emaciated | ||
| Least fleshy | ||
| Hardest to eat, as fish | ||
| Least fleshy | ||
| Superlatively spare | ||
| Least fleshy | ||
| Most emaciated | ||
| Most scrawny. |