Scrooge started off as a miserable character (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MISER Scrooge started off as a miserable character (5) (5)
7% LES "___ Miserables" (3) USA Today Oct 19, 2025
7% SKINFLINT Scrooge, miser (9)
6% BAHS Scrooge's cries (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 15, 2025
6% VICTORMARIEHUGO Les Miserables author (15) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
6% BAH Scrooge's exclamation (3) USA Today Oct 2, 2025
6% STINGY Like Scrooge (6) Universal Sep 26, 2025
6% EENIE Start of a count-off (5) New York Times Sep 26, 2025
6% ACTIVATE Start off (8) (8) Puzzler Sep 5, 2025
6% MOPE Be miserable (4) (4) The Sun Mini Sep 1, 2025
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