LEAN Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 318 solutions for 'LEAN' with 2 to 15 letters.
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The clue "lean" last appeared in the LA Times crossword on October 1, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "THIN", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
LEAN with 5 letters
TOUGH
5
TREND
5
TRUST
5
VERGE
5
WEEDY
5
LEAN with 6 letters
ASCEND
6
BARREN
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BE GAME
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BEND TO
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CANDID
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CAREEN
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COMMON
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DEPEND
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DIRECT
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DIVERT
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FEEBLE
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FRUGAL
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GANGLY
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HOMELY
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HUNGRY
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JEJUNE
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LEAN ON
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LENTEN
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LOOK TO
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LOWFAT
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MEAGER
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MEAGRE
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MENACE
6
NARROW
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PALTRY
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PLUNGE
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POORLY
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PREFER
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RELY ON
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RUSTIC
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SCANTY
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SCRIMP
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SEESAW
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SETTLE
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SEVERE
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SHELVE
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SIMPLE
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SINEWY
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SKIMPY
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SKINNY
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SLIGHT
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SLINKY
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SLOUCH
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SPARSE ⭐
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STINGY
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STRONG
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TWIGGY
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UPRISE
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WASTED
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WATERY
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LEAN with 7 letters
ANGULAR
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ASCETIC
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AUSTERE
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BE EAGER
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BE READY
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CONDUCE
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CONSENT
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COUNT ON
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DECLINE
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DEFLECT
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DESCEND
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DEVIATE
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DISPOSE
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DWARFED
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FALL OFF
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HAGGARD
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IMPERIL
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INCLINE ⭐
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LEANING
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LIMITED
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MISERLY
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NATURAL
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PINCHED
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POINT TO
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PROSAIC
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PROSING
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RECLINE
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RETREAT
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RICKETY
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SCRAGGY
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SCRAWNY
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SCRIMPY
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SLENDER ⭐
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SPARING
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SPARTAN
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SPIDERY
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SPINDLY
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STARVED
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STINTED
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STRINGY
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STUNTED
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SUBSIDE
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TERRIFY
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TRUST IN
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WATERED
7

Top answers for LEAN crossword clue from newspapers

THIN
TILT
SPARSE
SPARE
RELY
LIST
LANK
GAUNT
SKEW
TEND
SLENDER
BIAS
INCLINE
SLIM
CANT
LANKY

Definition of lean

  • cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"; lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"; not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"; rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"; to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"

Anagrams of lean

ANEL ELAN ELNA LANE LENA NEAL NELA

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Solution THIN is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution THIN is 4 letters long. We have 50 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 318 solutions. The longest is POVERTY-STRICKEN with 15 letters, and the shortest is GO with 2 letters.

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Clue Answers
Leaning
42
Make Lean
39
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13
A STICK THAT PEOPLE CAN LEAN ON TO HELP THEM WALK
11
AND LEAN LONG
10
(ON) LEAN
10
A LEAN CUT OF BEEF FROM BETWEEN THE RUMP AND THE SHANK
10
AGAINST LEANING
10
AND MUSCULAR LEAN
10
A LEG BANDAGED BY LEAN SKIER, PERHAPS
10
AGAINST LEAN
10
AND LOVELY LEAN
10
Lean on
5
Leans
5
seven lean years
5
Long and lean
4
Lean (toward)
4
Leans toward
4
Lean-to
3
LEANGLE
3
‘LEAN’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘LEAN’ is the solution:
Clue Answer
Thin but healthy-looking (4)
lean
Lacking fat (4)
Like venison (4)
No-no for Mrs. Sprat (4)
Lacking excess (4)
Not fat (4)
Ectomorphic (4)
Corned beef order (4)
List; thin (4)
Low in fat (4)
Tilt to one side (4)
Tilt to the side (4)
Slim and trim (4)
___-to (shack) (4)
Like higher-priced beef (4)
Like some ground chunk (4)
Meat quality (4)
"___ On Me" (4)
Thin; incline (4)
Lacking in fat (4)
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