Last seen in:
- Thomas Joseph - King Feature Syndicate - Oct 4 2022
- Newsday.com - Oct 26 2019
- Thomas Joseph - King Feature Syndicate - Jul 26 2019
- The Washington Post - Jan 4 2019
- L.A. Times Daily - Jan 4 2019
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 28,740 - May 16 2018
- Wall Street Journal - Nov 24 2015 - Think Twice
- USA Today - Jun 21 2014
- Thomas Joseph - King Feature Syndicate - Feb 7 2013
- New York Times - May 9 2012
Related Clues:
- Cut back, as expenses
- Barely beat (with "out")
- Lost, as layers
- Took a little off
- Barely nosed out
- Advanced slowly
- Whittled (down)
- Sidled (along)
- Moved cautiously
- Whipped by a whisker
- Used a peeler on
- Whittled
- Made beautiful to look at
- Trimmed back
- At the finish, the thoroughbred trailing the field moved slowly