What is the crossword clue for the answer: ABSTEMIOUS

Temperate - may be the clue you are looking for!

Self-denying - may be the clue you are looking for!

Sober seaman stops to accept promise of payment - may be the clue you are looking for!

I mess about, drunk or sober - may be the clue you are looking for!

Sparing sort of item sailors ring us about - may be the clue you are looking for!

I mess about, struggling to be self-disciplined - may be the clue you are looking for!

Long message, missing opening, came to a conclusion - may be the clue you are looking for!

Times cryptic, old, found in a vehicle? Not inclined to indulge - may be the clue you are looking for!

'Restrained'? Sadly, I mess about - may be the clue you are looking for!

Restrained? Sadly, I mess about - may be the clue you are looking for!

ABSTEMIOUS

This is a 10 letter answer

Word: abstemious
Phonetic: /æbˈstiː.mɪ.əs/
Listen:

Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.

Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.

Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.

Marked by, or spent in, abstinence. Example: an abstemious life

Promotive of abstemiousness.

You can find a list of possible crossword clues for ABSTEMIOUS below.

Temperate

Self-denying

Sober seaman stops to accept promise of payment

I mess about, drunk or sober

Sparing sort of item sailors ring us about

I mess about, struggling to be self-disciplined

Long message, missing opening, came to a conclusion

'Restrained'? Sadly, I mess about

Restrained? Sadly, I mess about

I mess about at sea — getting dry?

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