A small herring-like brisling; the character "Jack", who could eat no fat; or, with "weather", the dark days of November and December (5) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For A small herring-like brisling; the character "Jack", who could eat no fat; or, with "weather", the dark days of November and December (5):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPRAT A small herring-like brisling; the character "Jack", who could eat no fat; or, with "weather", the dark days of November and December (5) (5)
6% EATNO "Jack Sprat could __ fat" (5) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
5% SPRATS Small herrings (6) Commuter Oct 31, 2025
4% NYE Last day of December: Abbr. (3)
4% LEAN Low in fat, like some meat (4)
4% ALL ____ Saints' Day, November 1 (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 21, 2025
4% JEST Small black gags could be funny (4) The Times Cryptic Nov 21, 2025
4% RIPE Like dark green avocados (4) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
4% ELVIRA Horror character known as the Mistress of the Dark (6) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
4% JILL Jack and __ (4) Commuter Nov 12, 2025
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