Barely sufficient Crossword Clue

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MEAGER

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
2. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
(adjective)
1. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SUFFICIENT (adjective)
1. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
BARELY (adverb)
1. almost not
2. by a little

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

MEAGER
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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CANST

More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (1/23/2026) Answers

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28. More difficult

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32. People downloading an app

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34. Capital of Yemen

35. Motorized two-wheeler used while standing up

37. Truthful

38. Spot for taste buds

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45. Kind of code on an envelope

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22. Source of a sultry gaze, colloquially

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46. Couple in a tabloid

47. Flammable heap

49. Texter's goodbye

50. Kilmer of "Top Gun"

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