TV Choice 2-8 June

[missprim]

Last one of crossword but I just can't get it.
9) down. e--d out, made to last. (4)
TIA.

[Captain2]

Eked out

[missprim]

Thanks Captain. I wondered if it might be that but the Crossword Solver didn't seem to recognise the word eked.

[bibblebub]

a decent dictionary can quite often be more useful than a crossword solver, particularly when you suspect that a certain word might be the answer e.g. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/eked