| Penurious, close- fisted (7) |
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| Learner in sad state getting tight |
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| Mean to show such wretchedness, being quids in (7) |
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| Penny-pinching |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 May 2025 |
| Left in great unhappiness - that's mean (7) |
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| Stingy |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Feb 2025 |
| I'm to rely on that little Scrooge despite his tight appearance? (7) |
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| Tight |
Mirror Tea Time |
08 Jan 2025 |
| Mean to hold fifty in wretched state (7) |
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| Early without a note on sale before close (7) |
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| Tightfisted |
The Times Concise |
26 Aug 2024 |
| Wet blanket wraps many tight |
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| Mike is ahead of time without article, being penny-pinching (7) |
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| Much too tight (7) |
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| Being so mean is anguish when about fifty (7) |
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| Penny-pinching Frenchman is ahead of schedule after leaving area (7) |
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| Left in sadness, Scrooge-like (7) |
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| Tight-fisted, mean (7) |
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| Mean to be left in despair (7) |
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| Left in despair - that's mean (7) |
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| Practically untouchable (7) |
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| Left in despair - like Ebenezer? (7) |
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| Mum is ahead of time, but not as close |
The Telegraph Toughie |
15 Jul 2022 |
| Stingy |
Canadiana |
24 May 2021 |
| Tight-fisted |
The Times Concise |
02 May 2021 |
| Mean, tight |
Irish Times Simplex |
24 Apr 2021 |
| In Micawber's overspent state a pound is ungenerous |
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| Ungenerous to be left in wretchedness |
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| Left in distress, giving little away |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Oct 2018 |
| Mean |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Jan 2018 |
| Far from philanthropic |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Oct 2017 |
| Like Jack Benny, famously |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Feb 2017 |
| Unhappy person hoards pounds, being this? |
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| Parsimonious |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Feb 2016 |
| Scroogelike |
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| Tight |
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| Stingy |
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| Stingy |
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| Like Scrooge McDuck |
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| Tight |
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| Cheap |
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| Penny-pinching |
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| Closefisted |
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| Like Silas Marner |
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| Wanting as much change as possible? |
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| Stingy |
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| Cheap |
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| Penny-pinching |
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| Penurious |
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| Close |
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| Tight |
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| Like Silas Marner. |
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| Scroogelike. |
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| Parsimonious. |
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