Prices Way Too High Crossword Clue (2024)

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What do the numbers next to crossword clues mean? ›

Most cryptic crosswords provide the number of letters in the answer, or in the case of phrases, a series of numbers to denote the letters in each word: "cryptic crossword" would be clued with "(7,9)" following the clue. More advanced puzzles may drop this portion of the clue.

poverty, indigence, penury, want, destitution mean the state of one with insufficient resources. poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts. indigence implies seriously straitened circ*mstances. penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money.

Indigence is a synonym for extreme poverty. If you experience indigence, you have a critical need for food, money, and other resources. To correctly pronounce indigence, accent the first syllable: "IN-dih-genz." It means "great lack of material resources," like money.

The simplest kind of wordplay hint is a second definition. For example, HOOD can mean "gangster" or "a cover for the head." So a clue for HOOD might read: "Cover for the head gangster (4)." (The number in parentheses indicates how many letters are in the answer.)

A superscript is the little number that's sometimes placed up and to the right of other numbers or variables. It means the exponent, or power, if written by itself with the number or variable. It can also mean the number of derivatives to take if written in between a function letter and its variable.

Some common synonyms of poverty are destitution, indigence, penury, and want.

Synonyms: straitened, necessitous, poverty-stricken, penniless, destitute, impoverished, indigent, needy.

Impoverishment is the state or fact of being extremely poor. A neighborhood's impoverishment is sometimes obvious from its many abandoned buildings. You can use the noun impoverishment to mean "poverty," and also the act of forcing someone into poverty.

What is a lack of money called? ›

moneyless (adjective as in destitute) Strongest matches. bankrupt exhausted impoverished indigent insolvent needy penniless poor poverty-stricken strapped.

Destitute means lack of something or extreme poverty. Example: The pandemic left the labourers in the state of destitute.

Best Answers for TALL THIN PERSON. 8 Letters: BEANPOLE.

Answer: The term you're looking for is "vigilant."

There is a number or numbers after the clue. This indicates the shape of the answer. A simple (7) will just indicate a seven‐letter word; (3,4) will indicate a two‐word phrase ‐ e.g. Put Down; (3‐4) indicates a hyphenated word or phrase ‐ e.g. Oil‐rigs.

For example, the answer to a clue labeled "17 Down" is entered with the first letter in the cell numbered "17", proceeding down from there. Numbers are almost never repeated; numbered cells are numbered consecutively, usually from left to right across each row, starting with the top row and proceeding downward.

A codeword is a completed crossword grid where each letter of the alphabet has been substituted for a number from 1-26. There will be at least one occurrence of each letter of the alphabet. Certain letters are given as starters.

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