Close-fitting |
Puzzler Backwords |
14 Mar 2024 |
Drunk unwilling to pay for a round? (5) |
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Most tights live up to their name! |
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Hard to undo; drunk |
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A size too small (pants, e.g.) (5) |
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Fast to get under the influence (5) |
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Difficult being merry |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
28 Feb 2024 |
Mean it's not big enough (5) |
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Mean with money |
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Getting drunk is not free |
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Inebriated, but certainly not relaxed (5) |
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Strict control of one who is over the influence (5) |
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Firm close to being smashed |
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Like Scrooge when squiffy? (5) |
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Like Scrooge when squiffy? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Jan 2024 |
Fixed source of trouble correctly without introduction (5) |
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For the miserly with money, very fitting (5) |
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Scarce, in short supply |
Puzzler Backwords |
31 Dec 2023 |
Miserly, mean |
The Times Concise |
26 Dec 2023 |
Snug |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Dec 2023 |
Close game that's without odds? |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Dec 2023 |
"Hang _!" |
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"Hang ___!" |
USA Today |
17 Dec 2023 |
Constrict, pull ... |
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Stretched taut (5) |
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_ Spot, 1955 Ginger Rogers crime film (5) |
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Miserly drunk! (5) |
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Like Swiss bank security |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Oct 2023 |
Snug |
LA Times Daily |
22 Sep 2023 |
___ end, Travis Kelce's "hybrid" NFL position where players need to fulfill multiple roles |
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Skinny jeans fit, that begins and ends with the letter "T" |
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Snug, as a dress |
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Snug, as jeans |
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Loose? Far from it |
Family Time |
22 May 2023 |
Drunk, so wished to sleep? |
The Times Cryptic |
12 May 2023 |
___-fitted dress (closely fitting) |
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Like body-hugging clothes |
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Drunk on leaving this evening |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Apr 2023 |
___-knit family (very close) |
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Too small, as clothes |
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Restrictive |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2022 |
Firm on leaving later today |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Dec 2022 |
Tense little bird hiding garish wings |
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Compact |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Nov 2022 |
Blotto |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Oct 2022 |
Snug-fitting |
USA Today |
08 Oct 2022 |
Like close friends |
USA Today |
19 Sep 2022 |
Fitting snugly |
Premier Sunday |
10 Jul 2022 |
Soused with short hose |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Jul 2022 |
Taut |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Jun 2022 |
Close-fitting |
Universal |
09 Jun 2022 |
Penny-pinching firm |
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Penny-pinching firm |
The Guardian Cryptic |
08 Jun 2022 |
Firmly fastened |
The Times Concise |
15 Apr 2022 |
Mean to get drunk |
The Times Cryptic |
16 Mar 2022 |
Drunk; tense |
The Times Concise |
09 Mar 2022 |
Mean to get one over the eight |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Jan 2022 |
Really close |
USA Today |
01 Dec 2021 |
Hard to move; drunk |
The Times Concise |
30 Nov 2021 |
Mean to get sloshed |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Nov 2021 |
Firm’s short stockings |
The Times Cryptic |
27 Oct 2021 |
Having had a few, unlikely to buy a round |
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Drunk |
The Guardian Quick |
13 Oct 2021 |
Miserly or blotto |
Irish Times Simplex |
09 Oct 2021 |
Snug thing that regularly gets used |
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Drunk |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Aug 2021 |
Later in the day not on being drunk |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Jul 2021 |
Without room to spare |
Wall Street Journal |
26 May 2021 |
Mean to get sloshed |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 May 2021 |
Constricted |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 May 2021 |
Awkward drunk |
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Snug, as jeans |
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Local drunk has a habit of going missing when it's his round presumably |
Irish Times Crosaire |
14 Jan 2021 |
Like security at Swiss banks |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2020 |
Constricted |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Nov 2020 |
Drunk reluctant to buy round? |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Nov 2020 |
Taut; stingy |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Oct 2020 |
Like close friends |
Universal |
03 Sep 2020 |
Drunk |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Jul 2020 |
Close lit up |
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Drunk, pretty even |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 May 2020 |
Like jeans that are too small, say |
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Drunk reluctant to buy round |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Apr 2020 |
Firmly fastened; drunk |
The Times Concise |
16 Mar 2020 |
Not giving much out, like Spooner's torch? |
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Close firm |
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Like some skinny jeans |
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Overly frugal |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2020 |
Hard to undo or open |
Irish Times Simplex |
28 Nov 2019 |
Close-fitting; tense |
The Times Concise |
26 Nov 2019 |
Cramped under the table |
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Fast way to get drunk |
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Strained, pickled, sealed |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Nov 2019 |
Stingy; drunk |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Oct 2019 |
Miserly or blotto |
Irish Times Simplex |
20 Aug 2019 |
Penny-pinching |
USA Today |
26 Jul 2019 |
Like BFFs |
New York Times |
09 Jun 2019 |
Too small to be comfy |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2019 |
Drunk in snug? |
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Form-fitting |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Jan 2019 |
Girl going in to beat up a little troublesome drunk |
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Penny-pinching |
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Like BFFs |
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Mean; drunk |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Dec 2018 |
"It's a ___-knit community." (closely integrated) |
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Snug |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Nov 2018 |
Taut |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Nov 2018 |
Strained time immediately following leader's ousting |
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Tied snugly |
The Washington Post |
08 Oct 2018 |
___-knit family (sharing a good bonding) |
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Difficult time with deliveries going missing in oversight |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Aug 2018 |
Before 19, 21 down regularly gets squiffy |
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Drunk unwilling to buy a round of drinks? |
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Mean to get drunk |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Jun 2018 |
Mean firm |
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Snug, as jeans |
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Tipsy |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Mar 2018 |
Mean to get drunk |
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Penny-pinching drunk |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Feb 2018 |
Mean firm |
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Cramped |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Feb 2018 |
Tied snugly |
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Penny-pinching |
Universal |
15 Oct 2017 |
Close firm |
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Snug-fitting |
Premier Sunday |
02 Apr 2017 |
Trim short leggings |
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Stretched most of nether garments |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Feb 2017 |
Constricted |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jan 2017 |
Penny-pinching |
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Too small, possibly |
New York Times |
30 Dec 2016 |
Like jeggings |
LA Times Daily |
23 Oct 2016 |
A ____ corner |
Canadiana |
19 Sep 2016 |
Like best buds |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2016 |
How we're urged to sleep, being half seas over? |
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Two sizes too small |
Universal |
27 Jun 2016 |
Close-fitting |
The Washington Post |
18 May 2016 |
Close-fitting |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 May 2016 |
Like skinny jeans |
New York Times |
30 Mar 2016 |
To be miserly is very restrictive |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Feb 2016 |
Like jeggings |
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Too small, possibly |
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Two sizes too small |
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Like best buds |
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Beyond merely snug |
The Washington Post |
17 Dec 2015 |
High power time out for Mike |
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Stingy |
The Washington Post |
18 Nov 2015 |
Close, compact |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Nov 2015 |
Snug, like a miser |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Nov 2015 |
Intimate, as friends |
Universal |
29 Oct 2015 |
Secretive; drunk |
The Times Concise |
08 Sep 2015 |
With 119-Down, position Mike Ditka played |
Premier Sunday |
12 Jul 2015 |
A size too small |
Universal |
22 Jun 2015 |
Mean drunk? |
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Parsimonious drunk |
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Too small |
Universal |
12 May 2015 |
Like the best of friends |
New York Times |
07 Mar 2015 |
With 47-Across, some receivers |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jan 2015 |
Heads of taskforce investigating Grimsby Hospitals Trust reluctant to spend money |
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See 5-Across |
New York Times |
21 Jan 2015 |
Opposite of loose |
Family Time |
19 Jan 2015 |
A size too small |
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Beyond merely snug |
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Stingy |
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With 47-Across, some receivers |
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Too small |
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Intimate, as friends |
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With 119-Down, position Mike Ditka played |
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See 5-Across |
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Like the best of friends |
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Awkward drunk |
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Drunk in snug |
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Like spandex |
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Snug |
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Too small, clothing-wise |
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Formfitting |
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Close-fitting |
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A size too small |
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Lacking slack |
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Like best friends |
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Two sizes too small |
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Restrictive |
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Inebriated |
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Tour bus conditions |
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Not working this evening? Get drunk |
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Snug, as jeans |
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Snug, as jeans |
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Like some schedules |
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Snug, as jeans |
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Penny-pinching |
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Very friendly (with) |
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Close, as friends |
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Like good friends |
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Close, as a race |
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___ as a drum |
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Like a skinflint |
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Cheap |
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Intimate, as friends |
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Too snug |
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Close |
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Close, as friends |
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Nip and tuck |
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Constraining |
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Way to sleep? |
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Too small, as clothing |
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Closely constrained |
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Intimate |
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In need of altering, perhaps |
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Intimate |
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In need of altering, perhaps |
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Cramped |
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Constricted |
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Like close friends |
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Stingy |
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Like close friends |
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Too small, as pants |
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Snug |
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Too small, as pants |
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Snug |
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Like close friends |
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Overly frugal |
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Lacking slack |
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Penny-pinching |
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Too snug |
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Parsimonious |
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Penny-pinching |
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Intimate, as friends |
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Concise |
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Affording no leeway |
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Lacking slack |
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Miserly |
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Nearly even, as a race |
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Mean to get one over the eight |
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Nip and tuck |
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Nearly even, as a race |
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Mean to get sloshed |
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Miserly |
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Intimate, as friends |
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Reluctant to part with a buck |
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Sloshed |
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Miserly |
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Constricting |
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Penurious |
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Very snug |
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Cramped |
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Packed closely |
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Niggardly |
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Miserly |
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Stingy |
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Compact |
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Parsimonious |
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Snug |
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Cheap |
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Kind of wad |
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Firmly fixed |
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Word for some budgets |
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Scanty, as money |
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Evenly contested |
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Seaworthy. |
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Firm. |
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Close-fitting. |
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Close: Colloq. |
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Secure. |
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Restrictive. |
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Scarce in relation to demand. |
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Compact. |
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