Scattered - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'scattered' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sparse that I've seen before include "Thin on the ground, scarce" , "Rare" , "One's not at all thick" , "not packed together" , "Thinly-spread" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Independent, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the LA Times and The Sun.

'scattered' is the definition.
('disperse' can be a synonym of 'scatter')

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for dispersed that I've seen is " Scattered".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Evening Standard.

'scattered' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for strewed that I've seen before include "Scattered" , "Spread" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and the Evening Standard.

(Other definitions for spilt that I've seen before include "Overflowed" , "(Liquid) slopped" , "(Of liquid) dropped" , "Slopped over the edge" , "Poured forth" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the Evening Standard.

'scattered' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for sporadic that I've seen before include "Random" , "Isolated; intermittent" , "Fitful, intermittent" , "infrequent" , "Occurring irregularly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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