" . . . could ___ lean"
The crossword clue "" . . . could ___ lean"" is answered by EATNO, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
EATNO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EATNO answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for EATNO
Every other clue in this collection answered by EATNO, most used first.
- "Jack Sprat could ___ fat" - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- " . . . could ___ fat" - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
- "His wife could ___ lean" - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- "Jack Sprat could ___ ..." - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
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.
- "Jack __ could eat no fat..." - SPRAT, used 30 times
- "... but I could be wrong" - ORNOT, used 29 times
- "I wish I could ___ that" - UNSEE, used 17 times
- "If ___ Street Could Talk" - BEALE, used 17 times
- Jack who could eat no fat - SPRAT, used 15 times
- Lean - SPARE, used 13 times
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