Shortage less than beneficial in a new diet (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFICIT Shortage less than beneficial in a new diet (7) (7)
6% UPSIDE Beneficial aspect (6) The Times Concise Nov 4, 2025
6% SASSY Less than polite (5) Newsday Sep 20, 2025
6% ATLEAST Not less than (2,5) (7) Mirror Quick Sep 19, 2025
6% USEFUL Beneficial (6) USA Today Sep 16, 2025
6% ACUTE Less than right (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 8, 2025
5% CARB Low-___ diet (4)
5% FAT Diet concern (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 6, 2025
5% ANTIHERO Less-than-noble main character (4-4) (8) Puzzler Nov 5, 2025
5% UNDER Less than foreign articles (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 29, 2025
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