The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LEANER which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Near-ringer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEANER | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Near-ringer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- leaner
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Crossword Answer definitions
LEANER adjective- (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
- (of meat) Having little fat.
- Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
- Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
- Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
- Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing"
- One who leans, or inclines toward something.
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