The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MEAGER which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2000.
On the scant side crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MEAGER | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: On the scant side
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lean
- shorts
- few
- scantling
- scarce
- skimp
- skin
- slender
- slightly
- slim
- strait
- about
Crossword Answer definitions
MEAGER verb- To make lean.
- Having little flesh; lean; thin.
- Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
- Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
- Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
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