| HANDTOMOUTH | With barely enough money to get by (4,2,5) |
| SHOESTRING | On a ___; with barely enough money |
| BUY | Use your money to get by, as mentioned (3) |
| CABFARE | Enough money to get one carried away? (3,4) |
| FARTHING | It was never enough money to get you far on a wild night (8) |
| FROMHANDTOMOUTH | With barely enough to get by on |
| ONTHEBREADLINE | Phoning to secure money, with barely enough to live on |
| PHILSPENCER | Reportedly charges money to get right TV host (4,7) |
| SCRAPEBY | To earn just enough money to be able to survive (6,2) |
| EKED | Managed to make enough money to survive |
| AFLOAT | aAA¦ covering round character with enough money to keep going (6) |
| ENDS | Make ___ meet, expression meaning 'to have enough money to live on' (4) |
| SCAN | Barely enough, with no time to read through (4) |
| SOLVENT | Possessing enough money to meet commitments |
| MEET | See 5 Have enough money to buy essentials (4,4,4) |
| MAKEENDS | Have enough money to buy essentials (4,4,4) |
| MAPLE | Enough money to climb tree |
| AFFORD | Have enough money to pay for (6) |
| MAKINGENDSMEET | Earning just enough money to live on (6,4,4) |
| HOUSEOFDS | Fraternity for students with barely passing grades? |
