Barely make, with "out" — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 22 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
EKE
3 letters
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Barely sustain, with "out"
EKE
3
___ out a living (scrape by)
EKE
3
Scrape by, with "out"
EKE
3
___ out (barely make)
EKE
3
Scrape by
EKE
3
Squeeze out
EKE
3
Barely manage, with "out"
EKE
3
Barely manage, with "out"
EKE
3
___ out a victory (barely win)
EKE
3
___ out (barely cope)
EKE
3
___ out (just about manage)
EKE
3
Barely manage, with 5d
EKE
3
Twinkler in the sky
STAR
4
Room coolers: Abbr.
ACS
3
___ out (audition)
TRY
3
"To ___ his own"
EACH
4
Woodwind with a haunting sound
OBOE
4
Vowels following "e"
IOU
3
Blackish-purple, antioxidant berry
ACAI
4
___ and fortune
FAME
4
___ Perignon (Moet & Chandon champagne)
DOM
3
Touch-me-___ (garden member)
NOT
3
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