Stingy Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 03 Jan 2023

Showing 44 Matching Answers

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MEAN
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Not niceCrossword Clue
Like fictional high schooler Regina GeorgeCrossword Clue
SpitefulCrossword Clue
CruelCrossword Clue
Average in math class?Crossword Clue
8 vis-à-vis 7 and 9Crossword Clue
IntendCrossword Clue
Excellent, average or bad, depending on the contextCrossword Clue
Lean and ___Crossword Clue

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TIGHTFISTED
11 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Punch drunk earlier, journalist giving little awayCrossword Clue
...MiserlyCrossword Clue
Like one claiming to be short, maybeCrossword Clue
Hardly generousCrossword Clue

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CHEAP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Budget-friendlyCrossword Clue
Like items on clearanceCrossword Clue
BudgetCrossword Clue
Low-gradeCrossword Clue
Not costing muchCrossword Clue
At a bargain-basement priceCrossword Clue
Despicable – low-rentCrossword Clue
Man acquiring ecstasy that’s easily obtainedCrossword Clue
Ten a penny?Crossword Clue
Of poor qualityCrossword Clue

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CLOSE
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Almost thereCrossword Clue
Like bosom buddiesCrossword Clue
Seal, sayCrossword Clue
Word before "call" or "talker"Crossword Clue
"You're getting warmer!"Crossword Clue
"Almost!"Crossword Clue
In the ballparkCrossword Clue
Seal the dealCrossword Clue
Charlie to get away from 17acCrossword Clue

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NEAR
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Close byCrossword Clue
A short way fromCrossword Clue
On one's doorstepCrossword Clue
Getting warmCrossword Clue
In the neighborhoodCrossword Clue
Just around the cornerCrossword Clue
CloseCrossword Clue
Word with mint or missCrossword Clue

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CLOSEFISTED
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Mean to temper disc of steelCrossword Clue

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HARDFISTED
10 Letters

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IRONFISTED
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Unlikely to show mercyCrossword Clue
TyrannicalCrossword Clue

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MEAGRE
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
ScantyCrossword Clue
Thin volume agreed, to a certain extentCrossword Clue
Little game turned onCrossword Clue
InadequateCrossword Clue
Insubstantial, somewhat irksome? AgreedCrossword Clue
Inadequate? Some agree, but only someCrossword Clue
Thin on the groundCrossword Clue
"The ___ Company" (Frans Hals portrait)Crossword Clue

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MISERLY
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Mean man with no time on fringe of luxuryCrossword Clue
In Micawbers overspent state a pound is ungenerousCrossword Clue
Ungenerous to be left in wretchednessCrossword Clue
Left in distress, giving little awayCrossword Clue
MeanCrossword Clue
Left in distress, like 25?Crossword Clue
Unhappy person hoards pounds, being this?Crossword Clue
ParsimoniousCrossword Clue

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PENURIOUS
9 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Poor writer on novel losing headCrossword Clue
Short of brass, alternatively use up ironCrossword Clue
Retired character once among religiously dutiful poorCrossword Clue
NeedyCrossword Clue
IndigentCrossword Clue

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TIGHT
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like BFFsCrossword Clue
Like best friendsCrossword Clue
Mean – and drunkCrossword Clue
Like an inflated blood pressure cuffCrossword Clue
"Hang ___!"Crossword Clue
Like Swiss bank securityCrossword Clue
SnugCrossword Clue
Opposite of looseCrossword Clue
Tense little bird hiding garish wingsCrossword Clue

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BEES
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
They have five eyes and communicate by dancingCrossword Clue
Nectar collectorsCrossword Clue
Some dronesCrossword Clue
They arose from Ra's tears, according to Egyptian mythologyCrossword Clue
Fuzzy, flying insectsCrossword Clue
Insects whose queens are fed royal jellyCrossword Clue
They're often abuzz about coneflowersCrossword Clue
Melittologist's studyCrossword Clue
Hive membersCrossword Clue
Honey-making insectsCrossword Clue

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MISERS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
TightwadsCrossword Clue
Stingy sortsCrossword Clue
Penny pinchersCrossword Clue
ScroogesCrossword Clue
Penny-pinchersCrossword Clue
SkinflintsCrossword Clue
ScroogesCrossword Clue
SkinflintsCrossword Clue
Unlikely philanthropistsCrossword Clue
Penny pinchersCrossword Clue

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NIGGARD
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Miser hauling a bit of gold away on retirementCrossword Clue
Miser moving slowly along, briefly upsetCrossword Clue
Going on and on endlessly about mean individualCrossword Clue
Daughter raging about a stingy customerCrossword Clue
Scrooge briefly loitering aroundCrossword Clue
SkinflintCrossword Clue
After gin cocktail, watchman strips uniform and becomes cheapCrossword Clue
Skinflint needs pullin upCrossword Clue
Almost pulling up tightwadCrossword Clue
SkinflintCrossword Clue

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PIKER
5 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Stingy sortCrossword Clue
CheapskateCrossword Clue
Stingy sortCrossword Clue
Stingy sortCrossword Clue
Stingy oneCrossword Clue

86%
SKINFLINT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
TightwadCrossword Clue
PinchpennyCrossword Clue
Tight sort of fleece given to female dressingCrossword Clue
Someone like Scrooge?Crossword Clue
Hide rock, one that holds gold?Crossword Clue
Hide rock, one that holds gold?Crossword Clue
Mean individualCrossword Clue
Drama over National Football League taking in a cheap fellaCrossword Clue
… film by old striker who keeps things tightCrossword Clue
Miser, niggardCrossword Clue

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SSENNAEM
8 Letters

83%
CHEAPSKATE
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stingy individualCrossword Clue
*Overly frugal sortCrossword Clue
Who possibly saved regularly and kept cash?Crossword Clue
Keep a cash supply, saving time for one who doesnt like spendingCrossword Clue
One near cocaine bundles: future queen, perhapsCrossword Clue
One near Conservative girl raking in large amountCrossword Clue
*Penny-pincherCrossword Clue
Scrooge, perhaps keeping large amount in rough casketCrossword Clue
SkinflintCrossword Clue
Miserly type, cold fish, saving pileCrossword Clue

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ELCHEAPO
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
One who finesses the tab, facetiouslyCrossword Clue
Of inferior qualityCrossword Clue
One who finesses the tab, facetiouslyCrossword Clue
Chapel organ eventually starts after arrangement for a songCrossword Clue
ChintzyCrossword Clue
Extremely low-endCrossword Clue
TightwadCrossword Clue

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BEE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Spelling contestCrossword Clue
Insect critical to pollinationCrossword Clue
Honeycomb creatorCrossword Clue
Spell-offCrossword Clue
Spelling contestCrossword Clue
Honey Nut Cheerios mascotCrossword Clue
Social gathering of a sortCrossword Clue
Comedian SamanthaCrossword Clue
Busy ___Crossword Clue
Barry B. Benson, for oneCrossword Clue

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CHEAPOS
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Penny pinchersCrossword Clue

82%
WASP
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hornet, for oneCrossword Clue
Queen mother?Crossword Clue
Insect that builds a paper nestCrossword Clue
Insect in a nestCrossword Clue
Stinging bugCrossword Clue
Ant-Man partnerCrossword Clue
Stinger in a swarmCrossword Clue
Fig pollinatorCrossword Clue
Yellow jacket, for oneCrossword Clue
Insect that builds a paper nestCrossword Clue

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MEANIE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Big bullyCrossword Clue
Name-callerCrossword Clue
Stereotypical ogre (but not Shrek or Fiona)Crossword Clue
Cruel or selfish personCrossword Clue
Unkind personCrossword Clue
Big bullyCrossword Clue
Unkind personCrossword Clue
BaddieCrossword Clue
BullyCrossword Clue
JerkfaceCrossword Clue

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NIGGARDS
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Misers in rags, God extremely irritatedCrossword Clue

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SCROOGE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Twisted conceit: Tolkien's monster's a meanieCrossword Clue
Dickens miserCrossword Clue
One who is mean as the Dickens?Crossword Clue
Snarling crabby reclusive ornery old grouseCrossword Clue
One's near where academics may relax with, say, glasses raisedCrossword Clue
Ones near where academics may relax with, say, glasses raisedCrossword Clue
MiserCrossword Clue
Wrong categorisation, linking Titania with this Dickensian characterCrossword Clue
Unfortunate score, own goal let in, seeing Ebenezer?Crossword Clue
Bloke under the influence of spirits creosoting draining can, drunkCrossword Clue

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BENNY
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Musician/composer Andersson of AbbaCrossword Clue
Man to live with Nancy off and onCrossword Clue
Andersson of AbbaCrossword Clue
Goodman or HillCrossword Clue
Contemporary of BurnsCrossword Clue
Violin-playing comedianCrossword Clue
Jazz legend CarterCrossword Clue

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CHEAPBRANDY
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
None-too-generous R&B singer?Crossword Clue

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HARDHANDED
10 Letters

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ONESIP
6 Letters

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HOARD
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
StockpileCrossword Clue
Stow away, big-timeCrossword Clue
Mega-store?Crossword Clue
Be bad at throwing things awayCrossword Clue
More than collectCrossword Clue
StockpileCrossword Clue
Collect excessivelyCrossword Clue
Store multitude for auditorCrossword Clue
Difficult to hide old collectionCrossword Clue
Excessively collectCrossword Clue

66%
NEARTHING
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Ultimately stubborn sod, ruler loses face in tragedy, almostCrossword Clue
New ground connection that almost didn't make itCrossword Clue
Discovering losing head leads to narrow escape (4,5)Crossword Clue
Can earth in galaxy eclipse a close shave?Crossword Clue

64%
MISER
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
PinchpennyCrossword Clue
CheapskateCrossword Clue
TightwadCrossword Clue
ScroogeCrossword Clue
Unlikely donorCrossword Clue
Endless unhappiness for skinflintCrossword Clue
Money hoarderCrossword Clue

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BUYONEGETONEFRITO
17 Letters

60%
NEARHAND
8 Letters

60%
NETTLES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stinging plantsCrossword Clue
Rubs the wrong wayCrossword Clue
Invasive plants with stinging hairsCrossword Clue
VexesCrossword Clue
IrksCrossword Clue
Stinging plantsCrossword Clue
Prickly plantsCrossword Clue
One acting Chief Inspector on TV irritatesCrossword Clue
Prickly plantsCrossword Clue
AnnoysCrossword Clue

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SLEEPTIGHT
10 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
"Sweet dreams!"Crossword Clue
Lead-in to "Don't let the bedbugs bite!"Crossword Clue
"Pleasant dreams!"Crossword Clue
Phrase said while tucking someone inCrossword Clue
Bedtime wishCrossword Clue
Tucking-in wishCrossword Clue
*"Sweet dreams"Crossword Clue

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MEANIES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nasty bunchCrossword Clue
JerkfacesCrossword Clue
Nasty folksCrossword Clue
Nasty typesCrossword Clue
Villainous army in a 1968 Beatles filmCrossword Clue
They lack generosityCrossword Clue
Nasty sortsCrossword Clue
Nasty folksCrossword Clue
Blue "Yellow Submarine" thingsCrossword Clue
"Blue" villains in "Yellow Submarine"Crossword Clue

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MISERY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Great sufferingCrossword Clue
Perdition – Kathy Bates filmCrossword Clue
Stephen King novel from 1987 – and the movie starring Kathy BatesCrossword Clue
Total woeCrossword Clue
DespairCrossword Clue
1987 Stephen King bookCrossword Clue
"___ loves company"Crossword Clue
WretchednessCrossword Clue
WretchednessCrossword Clue
Kathy Bates film based on a Stephen King novelCrossword Clue

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ONEARMBANDIT
12 Letters

46%
DEMEANOUR
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Behaviour of fourth character less generous, we hearCrossword Clue
Clergyman introducing measure about solvers and setters behaviourCrossword Clue
Conduct could be humbler from a dictatorCrossword Clue
Enamoured with characters changing conductCrossword Clue
Behaviour of enamoured drunkCrossword Clue
Behaviour of French - more selfish, reportedlyCrossword Clue
Start to express wish in sullen mannerCrossword Clue
Wrongly enamoured by appearanceCrossword Clue
Belittle yours and my appearanceCrossword Clue
Behaviour of European base in grim surroundingsCrossword Clue

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SCORPION
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pincered stingerCrossword Clue
Desert stingerCrossword Clue
Zodiac creatureCrossword Clue
Arachnid with a sting in its tail?Crossword Clue
Commanding officer in corrupt prisons a dangerous individualCrossword Clue
Arachnid with poisonous stinging tailCrossword Clue
Arachnid is on crop circlesCrossword Clue
Stinging creature in house close to firescreenCrossword Clue
Shoot housing expert over house signCrossword Clue
Arachnid ruined crop in heavenly placeCrossword Clue

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TIGHTWAD
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Penny-pincher demanding full rollCrossword Clue
ScroogeCrossword Clue
ScroogeCrossword Clue
Pickled stuff for a miserCrossword Clue

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BEEFALO
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cattle cross-breedCrossword Clue
Second letter written before, essentially describing a line that’s been crossedCrossword Clue
Bovine hybridCrossword Clue
Meat Loaf performing after crafters eventCrossword Clue
Standing up below worker, Scandinavian monarch crossCrossword Clue
Scandinavian king knocked over by worker, crossCrossword Clue
Grumble a great deal, but not entirely crossCrossword Clue
Look after worker with short fat animalCrossword Clue
Work meeting getting Swede upset and crossCrossword Clue
Buzzer, one interrupting doss-house (not quiet), making you crossCrossword Clue

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Showing 44 Matching Answers

MEAN

9 RELATED CLUES

TIGHTFISTED

4 RELATED CLUES

CHEAP

10 RELATED CLUES

CLOSE

9 RELATED CLUES

NEAR

8 RELATED CLUES

CLOSEFISTED

1 RELATED CLUES

HARDFISTED

IRONFISTED

2 RELATED CLUES

MEAGRE

8 RELATED CLUES

MISERLY

8 RELATED CLUES

PENURIOUS

5 RELATED CLUES

TIGHT

9 RELATED CLUES

BEES

10 RELATED CLUES

MISERS

10 RELATED CLUES

NIGGARD

10 RELATED CLUES

PIKER

5 RELATED CLUES

SKINFLINT

10 RELATED CLUES

SSENNAEM

CHEAPSKATE

10 RELATED CLUES

ELCHEAPO

7 RELATED CLUES

BEE

10 RELATED CLUES

CHEAPOS

1 RELATED CLUES

WASP

10 RELATED CLUES

MEANIE

10 RELATED CLUES

NIGGARDS

1 RELATED CLUES

SCROOGE

10 RELATED CLUES

BENNY

7 RELATED CLUES

CHEAPBRANDY

1 RELATED CLUES

HARDHANDED

ONESIP

HOARD

10 RELATED CLUES

NEARTHING

4 RELATED CLUES

MISER

7 RELATED CLUES

BUYONEGETONEFRITO

NEARHAND

NETTLES

10 RELATED CLUES

SLEEPTIGHT

7 RELATED CLUES

MEANIES

10 RELATED CLUES

MISERY

10 RELATED CLUES

ONEARMBANDIT

DEMEANOUR

10 RELATED CLUES

SCORPION

10 RELATED CLUES

TIGHTWAD