Clues for the word "LEAN"
We've had 362 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 914 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 26, 2025.
Definition of lean
- v. t. - To conceal.
- v. i. - To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she leaned out at the window; a leaning column.
- v. i. - To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; -- with to, toward, etc.
- v. i. - To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against.
- v. i. - To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
- v. i. - Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
- v. i. - Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
- v. i. - Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; -- opposed to fat; as, lean copy, matter, or type.
- n. - That part of flesh which consist principally of muscle without the fat.
- n. - Unremunerative copy or work.
Referring Clues
- Like Jack Sprat's diet
- Low-fat
- Emulate Pisa's tower
- Like higher-priced beef
- Exert pressure (on)
- Like pricier meat
- Not having much fat
- Desirable to dieters
- Gravitate (toward)
- Spare
- Like some meat
- Jack Sprat's diet
- Like good hamburger meat
- No-no for Mrs. Sprat
- Tip
- Unlike a typical hot dog
- Depend (on)
- Not yielding much
- Not very profitable
- Like a champion bodybuilder
- Be biased
- Dietary no-no for Mrs. Sprat
- Like excellent corned beef
- Tilt
- Trim
- Low in fat
- What Mrs. Sprat couldn't eat
- Ectomorphic
- Option at a butcher's, maybe
- Scraggy
- Low-fat, as beef
- Show preference
- Skin-and-bones
- Show a preference
- Cant
- Get ready to fall, maybe
- Like excellent pastrami
- Anathema to Jack Sprat's wife
- Hardly corpulent
- Hamburger grade
- Jack Sprat's preference
- Almost fat-free
- Like good pastrami
- Have an inclination
- Try for a better view, maybe
- Meat order
- Skinny
- Not well-padded
- Show partiality
- Free of fat
- Criticize, with "on"
- What Mrs. Sprat wouldn't eat
- Closely trimmed, as meat
- Containing little fat
- Lanky
- Raw-boned
- Trimmed of fat
- ___ on (pressure)
- Specification to a butcher
- Gaunt
- Pastrami order
- Far from fatty
- Without much fat
- Mrs. Sprat's dietary no-no
- Economical
- Incline
- Thin
- Rely (on)
- Not fatty
- Meager
- List
- Show bias
- "... his wife could eat no ___"
- Propped
- Not fat
- Bareboned
- Lank
- Not marbled, in a way
- Apply pressure to, with "on"
- Angular
- "Lawrence of Arabia" director
- Efficient
- Jack Sprat's fare
- Be inclined
- Be partial
- "___ on Me": Bill Withers classic
- Like Sprat's diet
- Having minimal fat
- Tilt a bit
- Like most marathon runners
- Begin to list
- Not be straight up
- Beef buyer's specification
- Slant
- Pastrami preference
- Having little 4 Down
- Mrs. Sprat's taboo
- In fighting trim
- Very efficient
- Tend
- ___ and mean (efficient)
- Having little fat
- Like superior pastrami
- Mean partner
- A tower in Pisa does it
- Be predisposed (toward)
- Low-fat, as meat
- Like expensive meat
- Desirable to a dieter
- Type of cuisine
- Corned beef sandwich specification
- First word in a "fighting machine" phrase
- ___, mean fighting machine
- Partner of mean
- Like some ground chuck
- "Ryan's Daughter" director
- Sprat cuisine
- Meat type
- Specification to a butcher, perhaps
- Brand of cuisine
- Show favoritism
- Dietary no-no for Jack's wife
- Exert pressure
- Corned beef order
- Meat quality
- Skimpy
- Sprat's order
- ". . . his wife could eat no ___"
- Put pressure (on)
- Low in body fat
- Like Sprat's cuisine
- Taboo for Mrs. Sprat
- Rawboned
- Like times of famine
- Put your shoulder into it
- Don't stand on one's own
- Slender
- Supermarket meat label, perhaps
- "___ On Me" (Bill Withers song)
- First word in a "fighting machine" phrase
- "___ on Me": Bill Withers classic
- ___ and mean (efficient)
- Suitable for dieters
- Without fat
- "___ on me when you're not strong"
- Keep a list?
- Meat request
- Kind of meat
- Tend (towards)
- Free from fat
- Not too fatty
- Be on an angle
- Fat-free
- Slope
- Show a bias
- With 36-Down, 1972 Bill Withers hit
- Be on a slant
- Like the food Jack Sprat eats
- Like Mr. Sprat's diet
- Like Jack Sprat's fare
- Dieter's catchword
- Not very marbled
- Acceptable for Weight Watchers
- Hamburger grading word
- ___ Cuisine
- Prop
- Svelte
- Tilt to one side
- Request to a butcher
- Show political bias
- Wiry
- Slender; thin
- Mean mate?
- Scrawny
- Hardly prosperous
- Far from plump
- Not plump
- Have a slant
- ___, mean, fighting machine
- Not marbled, say
- Generally vote
- Good for dieters
- Like ostrich meat
- Supermarket meat label
- Meat order specification
- Not prosperous
- List to one side
- Rangy
- Nonfatty
- Nearly fat-free
- Economical, as prose
- Low fat, as meat
- Have a bias
- Italics do it
- Opposite of paunchy
- Maintain a list
- Slim
- Like some ground chunk
- ___-to (shack)
- Slim and trim
- Tilt to the side
- Lacking fat
- 7-time Oscar best director nominee
- Lacking excess
- Type of meat
- Like venison
- Not fatty, as meat
- Edible for Jack Sprat
- Lacking flab
- Have a disposition to do something
- Highly efficient
- Not stand completely straight
- Mean partner?
- With the fat trimmed off
- Like top sirloin, typically
- Bend to one side
- Like a dieter's meat
- Like wild boar meat
- Suitable for Jack Sprat
- What Jack Sprat's wife couldn't eat
- Lacking in some way
- Pastrami buyer's request
- Sparse
- Opposite of fat, in meats
- Jack Sprat's choice over fat
- "___ On Me" (Bill Withers)
- Be tilted
- A tower in Pisa may do it
- "Doctor Zhivago" director
- Not flabby
- Mrs. Sprat avoided it
- Meat market specification
- List held by Uncle Anthony
- Like some ground beef
- Desirable for diets
- Far from fatty, as meat
- Low in fat, meatwise
- Ground beef packaging word
- Like meat with little fat
- Containing no fat
- "___ On Me"
- Pose for a cover
- Mr. Big "___ Into It"
- What you do on Bill Withers?
- Like times for unsigned band, perhaps
- Mr. Big '91 album "___ Into It"
- Have preference towards parts of the Lesser Antilles
- Like the years it takes to get slim?
- Spare film director
- Spare food for Jack Sprat
- Be inclined to need support
- Spare - incline
- Be inclined - not fat
- Not all little angels are sylph-like
- Rest or exercise can help keep you so
- Not fat - incline
- List with little substance for film director
- Tend to be thin
- Barren meadow needs nitrate, initially
- Incline to be on the skinny side
- Economical, as writing
- Insufficient - incline
- Incline - not fat
- Incline towards such 1 down and 2?
- Inadequate tip?
- Tend to pick things up right away
- Unproductive inclination
- Not fat, as meat
- "Doctor Zhivago" director David
- Need supporting from a suitable angle
- Tall & skinny
- Spare the director
- Film director tucked into bubble-and-squeak
- Bend over English film director
- Thin list
- Film director's thin
- Bank offering little reward
- Slight incline
- 27 23's prop
- Display a bias
- Like unfatty meat
- Be inclined to be slim
- Not corpulent
- Like some beef
- "I'm a ___, mean fighting machine!"
- Spare piece of meat?
- Having the fat trimmed off
- Have a list
- Like some meats
- Barren meadow needs a bit of nitrate
- Opposite of fatty, as beef
- Like healthy beef
- Having an inclination to be angular?
- Sprat's wife eschewed it
- No longer dieting?
- With fat removed
- ___ and mean
- Spare list
- Rest (on)
- With less fat
- Low in fat, as pastrami
- Incline to be angular?
- Flesh without fat
- Incline to be thin
- Like lite cuisine
- Bend (over)
- Like strip steak, typically
- Be somewhat partial
- Like tough economic times
- Rest against, with "on"
- Not at all fatty
- The French one is not fat
- Having no fat
- The French one is slim
- Like skinless chicken
- Fail to stand erect
- Tenderloin descriptor
- Steakhouse order
- What some have a slim chance of getting
- Sprat's choice
- In such years, is one inclined to need support?
- Low in fat, as meat
- Low in fat content
- Mimic the Tower of Pisa
- Be inclined at some suitable angle
- Narrow lane, maybe
- Tip a little
- Almost fat-free, as beef
- Rely (on) for support
- What wilting flowers do
- Have a preference
- Looking hungry like some jungle animal
- Be inclined to rely on others
- Tilt a little
- Corned beef specification
- Like the years it takes to get slim?
- Not stand up straight
- Fail to stand up straight
- Tilt to the left or right
- Be inclined to need some sort of prop
- Pastrami spec
- Like ground chicken
- Slight advantage, in political forecasting
- How Cassius looks to Caesar, in Shakespeare
- Like ground turkey
- Tilt sideways
- Like low-fat pastrami
- Without much fat, as meat
- Far from fatty, as beef
- Without much fat, as beef
- Like meats with low fat content
- Balance yourself against a pole
- Like beefalo
- Favor one side
- Low in fat, like a steak
- ___ Cuisine (frozen food brand)
- Tend (toward)
- Show poor posture
- Like beef with very little fat
- Mean's counterpart
- "___ on Me" (Bill Withers hit)
- Go a little one way or the other
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 26, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 06, 2025
- Daily Quick - January 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 02, 2025
- USA Today - December 21, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 19, 2024
- New York Times - December 17, 2024
- Daily American - December 16, 2024
- Mirror Daily - December 15, 2024
- Mirror Daily - December 09, 2024
- Daily American - December 06, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 18, 2024
- Family Time - November 18, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 01, 2024
- Family Time - October 28, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 09, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - October 06, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - October 02, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 22, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - September 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 16, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 10, 2024
- New York Times - September 06, 2024
- New York Times - August 29, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - August 26, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 26, 2024
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