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4 letters · New York Times · Sunday, May 15, 2016 · 121-Across

Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, May 15, 2016.

Exact puzzle match · New York Times · May 15, 2016 · 121-Across · 4 letters

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lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

adjective

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