Scant
Crossword Clue and Answers

Today we have 18 crossword solutions for Scant which appeared recently in Irish Independent - Simple.

We have deemed Scant as a UNCOMMON crossword clue as we have not seen it regularly in many crossword publications.

The most recent answer we found for this clue is "MEAGRE".

Publications

  • Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 12 Jul 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 20 Nov 2020

Crossword Answers

4 letters

MERE
Being nothing more than specified; "a mere child"

5 letters

SKIMP
Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

STINT
An individual's prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"

LIGHT
A device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?"

SHORT
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"

6 letters

SCARCE
Only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

SLIGHT
A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

PALTRY
Contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"

MEAGRE
Deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

SPARSE
Not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

MEAGER
Deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

SKIMPY
Containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"

7 letters

MINIMAL
The least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

LIMITED
Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"

8 letters

JEOPARDY
A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

9 letters

DEFICIENT
Falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"

10 letters

INADEQUATE
Lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

12 letters

INSUFFICIENT
Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"