Just ___ by (barely make do) Crossword Clue

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Just ___ by (barely make do) Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

BARELY (adverb)
1. almost not
2. by a little
JUST (adverb)
1. (used for emphasis) absolutely
2. indicating exactness or preciseness
JUST (adjective)
1. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
2. of moral excellence

Hint 2: Anagram

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More Daily Pop Crossword (1/20/2026) Answers

Across

1. ___ Day (February 29)

5. Club in a Barry Manilow song where Lola was a showgirl

9. "New ___ in Town" (hit song by the Eagles)

12. "___ Ain't Your Color" (Keith Urban song)

13. Like a desert climate

14. Citrus drink suffix

15. Fill to excess

16. Longtime "The Tonight Show" host Jay

17. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcano.

18. No. 1 single from 44-Across's album "Purpose" (2 wds.)

21. Mysterious power, for short

22. With 4-Down. personal source of irritation

23. "Too Good at Goodbyes" singer Smith

26. Agency that does airport searches (Abbr.)

28. "The Snowy Day" Caldecott Medal winner ___ Jack Keats

32. No. 1 single from 44-Across's album "Purpose" (4 wds.)

36. John Steinbeck novella "Of ___ and Men"

37. Drop the ball, say

38. Safety feature at a trapeze school

39. Hip Hop Is Dead rapper

42. "___ Trippin'" (2008 Snoop Dogg album)

44. 18-Across and 32-Across singer who released the albums "Swag" and "Swag II" in 2025 (2 wds.)

50. Had breakfast

51. Card game start

52. I Am Not My Hair singer India.___

54. The Grinch's dog in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"

55. Doo-wop classic "Duke of ___"

56. Singer Jagger of the Rolling Stones

57. Miranda Lambert's "Two Rings ___"

58. Big Apple fashion initials

59. Post-workout sore feeling

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Down

1. Units in a birth announcement (Abbr.)

2. Airline to Tel Aviv: 2 wds.

3. Indy racer

4. See 22-Across

5. Music genre with Caribbean roots

6. Good name for a black-and-white kitten

7. Post, as on a bulletin board (2 wds.)

8. Love to pieces

9. Vegetable in many a green smoothie

10. Dancing With Myself singer Billy

11. Like The Who's Tommy

19. Abbreviation before a cornerstone date

20. Champagne flute part

23. Dating profile letters for some bachelors

24. Tuna at a sushi place

25. "Dreams" singers Fleetwood ___

27. Sailor's "yes"

29. ___ garden (peaceful place)

30. Singer/songwriter Carly ___ Jepsen

31. "Goody Two Shoes" singer Adam

33. Circus covering

34. Corporal Radar ___ of "M*A*S*H"

35. Try to convince

40. Lent a hand

41. ___ peek (preview)

43. President Barack who appointed Sotomayor and Kagan to the Supreme Court

44. Jazz sessions

45. Great Salt Lake state

46. Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm ___"

47. Setting for most of "Charlotte's Web"

48. Actor Stonestreet who won two Emmys for "Modern Family"

49. "Beautiful, Dirty, ___" (single from Lady Gaga's debut studio album)

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