Gives sparingly
The crossword clue "Gives sparingly" is answered by DOLES, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DOLES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DOLES answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DOLESOUT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DOLES
Every other clue in this collection answered by DOLES, most used first.
- Parcels (out) - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Hands (out) - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Metes (out) - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ out (distributes) - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Bob and Elizabeth - used 12 times, most recently in 2012
- Allots, with "out" - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- ___ out (allots) - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Passes (out) - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- Gives a hoot - CARES, used 62 times
- Gives temporarily - LENDS, used 56 times
- Gives up - CEDES, used 52 times
- Gives the go-ahead - OKAYS, used 26 times
- Gives off, as light - EMITS, used 25 times
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