| Low-end, informally |
Newsday |
06 Nov 2025 |
| Two-bit firm securing great deal (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
28 Oct 2025 |
| Company keeps old car, possibly rubbish |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Inexpensive, informally |
USA Today |
08 Aug 2025 |
| Slang for inexpensive (6) |
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| Penny-pincher |
Commuter |
14 Mar 2025 |
| Pile into business that's worth little (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Frugal ... or of poor quality |
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| Inferior brioche a poodle gobbles (6) |
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| Inexpensive, in slang |
Universal |
13 Sep 2024 |
| Very cheap (6) |
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| Criminal boss claiming that chap's item of junk? |
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| Shoddy and pathetic heap of clothes |
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| *Inexpensive and inferior, in slang |
Universal |
07 Sep 2023 |
| Shabby kidnapping of that man by Mafia boss |
The Guardian Cryptic |
11 Aug 2023 |
| Two-bit |
New York Times |
24 Feb 2023 |
| Of poor quality (informal) |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Jan 2023 |
| Pennypincher |
New York Times |
21 Nov 2022 |
| Business securing great deal in budget |
The Guardian Cryptic |
08 Aug 2022 |
| Inexpensive (informal) |
The Guardian Quick |
27 May 2022 |
| Conservative lot with love for something inexpensive |
The Guardian Cryptic |
14 Apr 2022 |
| Poorly made |
USA Today |
17 Mar 2022 |
| Low-quality |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Feb 2022 |
| Hardly upscale |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Oct 2021 |
| Poor firm pockets a pile |
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| Chintzy |
Newsday |
07 May 2021 |
| Low-cost and inferior |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2021 |
| Low-cost and inferior |
The Washington Post |
22 Feb 2021 |
| Bargain-basement |
The Washington Post |
02 Nov 2020 |
| Bargain-basement |
LA Times Daily |
02 Nov 2020 |
| Inexpensive, inferior |
The Times Concise |
03 Oct 2020 |
| Inferior, informally |
Newsday |
06 Sep 2020 |
| Bloke describing sweetheart — old and trashy, but affordable! |
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| Miser, colloquially |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2020 |
| Inexpensive old banger impounded by commanding officer |
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| Mickey Mouse's company with a lot invested |
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| Mickey Mouse‘s company with a lot invested |
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| Bargain, 50% off price to get hold of jalopy |
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| Inexpensive, slangily |
Universal |
24 Mar 2019 |
| Inexpensive, slangily |
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| Miserly type (with "El") |
Universal |
13 Dec 2018 |
| Pensioner cycling by checkpoint made from shoddy material |
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| Inferior company accepting lots |
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| Miserly type (with "El") |
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| Shoddy |
The Washington Post Sunday |
31 Dec 2017 |
| Inferior |
The Washington Post |
10 Dec 2017 |
| Inferior |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2017 |
| Low-quality |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Sep 2017 |
| Chintzy |
The Washington Post |
11 Sep 2017 |
| Chintzy |
LA Times Daily |
11 Sep 2017 |
| Hardly swanky |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Aug 2017 |
| Low-quality |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Jun 2017 |
| Cut-rate, slangily |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jan 2017 |
| Inferior |
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| Chintzy |
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| Penny-pincher, slangily |
The Washington Post |
07 Dec 2016 |
| Inexpensive, usually also inferior and/or tawdry |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
20 Nov 2016 |
| Stack that's firm about to get knocked down? |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Poorly made, in slang |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Sep 2016 |
| Shoddy lot stocked by company |
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| Bottom-of-the-line |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2015 |
| Crummy |
LA Times Daily |
30 Oct 2015 |
| Tightwad |
New York Times |
11 May 2015 |
| Poorly constructed |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2015 |
| Inexpensive pile acquired by company |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
31 Mar 2015 |
| Officer acquires old car for little outlay |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Jan 2015 |
| Crummy |
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| Chintzy |
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| Bottom-of-the-line |
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| Tightwad |
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| Poorly constructed |
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| Shoddy |
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| Two-bit |
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| Bottom-of-the-line |
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| Substandard |
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| Inferior and inexpensive |
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| Inferior and inexpensive |
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| Cut-rate |
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| Bottom-of-the-line |
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| Low-cost, in slang |
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| Hardly top-of-the-line |
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| Hardly top-of-the-line |
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| Two-bit |
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| Penny-pincher, slangily |
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| Low-quality |
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| Penny-pincher, slangily |
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| Dirty trick |
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| Low-quality |
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| For next to nothing, in slang |
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| Shabbily made |
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| Skinflint |
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| Low-cost, in slang |
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| El __: miserly type |
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| Bargain-basement |
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| Bargain-basement |
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| El __: miserly type |
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| Penny-pincher |
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| Really inferior |
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| Penny-pincher |
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| Tightwad |
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| Inexpensive, slangily |
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| Tightwad |
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| Two-bit |
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| Bargain-basement, slangily |
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| Inferior, as a product, slangily |
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| Miser, in slang |
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| Inferior product |
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| Penny pincher |
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| Inferior, slangily |
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| Shoddy |
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| El _____ |
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