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biffo13 | 00:22 Thu 04th Apr 2019 | Crosswords
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Like someone left by the road who is rather ungenerous 2,3,8 on,the,???r?i?e
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On the nearside
00:23 Thu 04th Apr 2019
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00:29 Thu 04th Apr 2019
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I've never heard that term used to mean "rather ungenerous" , Mamyalynne- is it a local term?
05:40 Thu 04th Apr 2019
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I see Sunday Times used this clue in 2018 so it must be more than a Torkshire/Northern term
05:42 Thu 04th Apr 2019
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Okay, found that near is an informal term for 'penny piching'.
in the sense of penny-pinching

excessively careful with money
Synonyms
mean, close, near (informal), frugal, stingy, scrimping, miserly, niggardly, tightfisted, Scrooge-like, tight-*** (taboo, slang), tight-arsed (taboo, slang), mingy (British, informal), tight-ass (US, taboo, slang), tight-*** (US, taboo, slang), cheeseparing, snoep (South Africa, informal), tight as a duck's ...
05:47 Thu 04th Apr 2019

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