Crossword Clues

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Last seen: USA Today, 08 Sept 2023

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TRITE
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like a stock quote?Crossword Clue
OverworkedCrossword Clue
OverdoneCrossword Clue
Lacking originalityCrossword Clue
Not freshCrossword Clue
UnoriginalCrossword Clue
Hackneyed ceremony after last part of LentCrossword Clue
BanalCrossword Clue
Like the saying "You win some, you lose some"Crossword Clue

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STALE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like hard breadCrossword Clue
Lacking creativityCrossword Clue
Musty, as airCrossword Clue
Past its use-by date, maybeCrossword Clue
Like yesterday's xiaolongbaoCrossword Clue
Like some unpleasant airCrossword Clue
BanalCrossword Clue
Old cycling legendsCrossword Clue
Like week-old bagelsCrossword Clue
Lose its spark, as a relationshipCrossword Clue

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BANAL
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
UnoriginalCrossword Clue
CommonplaceCrossword Clue
Lacking originalityCrossword Clue
TriteCrossword Clue
Pedestrian being initially very fussyCrossword Clue
HackneyedCrossword Clue
Lacking in originalityCrossword Clue
UnimaginativeCrossword Clue

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TIRED
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
BeatCrossword Clue
In need of a napCrossword Clue
SleepyCrossword Clue
HackneyedCrossword Clue
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UnimaginativeCrossword Clue
Attempted to pull one up, getting knackeredCrossword Clue
Tin not closed, colour wastedCrossword Clue

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OLD
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
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What a good joke never getsCrossword Clue
Well-seasonedCrossword Clue
From way backCrossword Clue
Shabby, maybeCrossword Clue
TiredCrossword Clue
Out of dateCrossword Clue
VintageCrossword Clue
"Vintage," to a sellerCrossword Clue

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CLICHE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Overused phraseCrossword Clue
Overused sayingCrossword Clue
Cut short revolutionary phrase thats overusedCrossword Clue
Stereotype of communist picketing insurance companyCrossword Clue
Champions not needing extra time, man — game of two halves, perhaps?Crossword Clue
Briefly hit it off ... before he delivers trite observationCrossword Clue
Commonplace phraseCrossword Clue
Briefly hit it off ... before he delivers trite observationCrossword Clue
Mostly get on well with the fellow offering banalityCrossword Clue
Old saw thats lost its cutting edgeCrossword Clue

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HACKNEYED
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stock cut, investing currency from the eastCrossword Clue
Stock cut, investing currency from the eastCrossword Clue
Cut demand to keep variable stockCrossword Clue
Overworked boss at the Shoreditch Times?Crossword Clue
Unoriginal journo with requirement to be heardCrossword Clue
Chestnutty horse of French revolutionaryCrossword Clue
Unoriginal, triteCrossword Clue
Awfully cheeky and unoriginalCrossword Clue
Old and cheeky? That needs to change!Crossword Clue
Year in poverty after horse is worn-outCrossword Clue

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BROMIDES
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Newly-weds receiving order for sedativesCrossword Clue
Newly-weds receiving order for sedativesCrossword Clue
Gypsy inside waits for boring typesCrossword Clue
Well-worn sayingsCrossword Clue
PlatitudesCrossword Clue
PlatitudesCrossword Clue
Trite sayingsCrossword Clue
Trite sayingsCrossword Clue
ChestnutsCrossword Clue
ChestnutsCrossword Clue

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CLICHES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Timeworn phrasesCrossword Clue
They're always tiredCrossword Clue
Played-out sayingsCrossword Clue
"As old as the hills" and othersCrossword Clue
"As old as the hills" and othersCrossword Clue
Overused phrasesCrossword Clue
Sportscaster's avoidancesCrossword Clue
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Bed covers love to be replaced by one such as 1, 8, 9 and 26Crossword Clue
PlatitudesCrossword Clue

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HACKNEYEDPHRASE
15 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
ClichéCrossword Clue
"It remains to be seen" or "Wait till next year"Crossword Clue
Journalist unknown, in poverty, reported fights dear to a 6 (9,6)Crossword Clue

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THE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"___ nerve!"Crossword Clue
"You're ___ best!"Crossword Clue
Helpful word in a cryptogram, oftenCrossword Clue
Starting word that's often skipped when alphabetizingCrossword Clue
Water under ___ bridgeCrossword Clue
Water under ___ bridgeCrossword Clue
"Video Killed ___ Radio Star"Crossword Clue
"Out of ___ question!"Crossword Clue
What "T" stands for in BTWCrossword Clue
"___ Hate U Give" (Angie Thomas novel)Crossword Clue

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TIREDEXPRESSION
15 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
ClichéCrossword Clue
What a cliche is, essentiallyCrossword Clue

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CLICHED
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Overused noun dropped by secure editorCrossword Clue
Tired head of Church prevaricated about ChurchCrossword Clue
Old hatCrossword Clue
OverdoneCrossword Clue

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IRONY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Dramatic" literary deviceCrossword Clue
A fire station burning down, e.gCrossword Clue
Someone yelling "Keep your voice down!," e.gCrossword Clue
It might be verbal, dramatic or situationalCrossword Clue
Dolly Parton losing a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, e.gCrossword Clue
Press and why it doesn't usually mean what it saysCrossword Clue
"___ is wasted on the stupid": Oscar WildeCrossword Clue
Literary twistCrossword Clue
"Honesty with the volume cranked up," per George SaundersCrossword Clue
Swift specialtyCrossword Clue

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RARE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hard to findCrossword Clue
Hardly cookedCrossword Clue
Hardly cookedCrossword Clue
UncommonCrossword Clue
Red, like a steakCrossword Clue
Opposite of commonCrossword Clue
Few and far betweenCrossword Clue
Like holographic Pokémon cardsCrossword Clue
Like a super blue moonCrossword Clue
"Still mooing," as steaks goCrossword Clue

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STUB
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Theater ticket scrapCrossword Clue
Theater ticket scrapCrossword Clue
Theater ticket scrapCrossword Clue
(Ticket [?)Hub]Crossword Clue
Movie theater souvenirCrossword Clue
Ticket remnantCrossword Clue
Toe-jam?Crossword Clue
Paltry pencilCrossword Clue
Paltry pencilCrossword Clue
ButtCrossword Clue

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WELL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Water sourceCrossword Clue
Man-made water sourceCrossword Clue
My deep holeCrossword Clue
"The thing is . . ."Crossword Clue
Word that can fit "Wishing ___" or "___-wishing"Crossword Clue
You and I will get healthyCrossword Clue
Deep subject?Crossword Clue
“The nerve!”Crossword Clue
HealthyCrossword Clue
German composer I overlooked successfullyCrossword Clue

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GRAND
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Impressively largeCrossword Clue
Baby ___ pianoCrossword Clue
PalatialCrossword Clue
KCrossword Clue
Baby ___ pianoCrossword Clue
MajesticCrossword Clue
Waterway linking London and Birmingham (5,5,5)Crossword Clue
Great Russian-born American novelist dies, having just begun epicCrossword Clue
A bit of gin, a bit of rum, and thouCrossword Clue
Superb pianoCrossword Clue

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AMNESIA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Memory maladyCrossword Clue
Memory lossCrossword Clue
Loss of memoryCrossword Clue
Ironic-sounding plot device in "Total Recall"Crossword Clue
Men with lowered energy in Eastern lands recall troubleCrossword Clue
Failure to recall men deployed in the eastCrossword Clue
Am I sane, sadly forgetting things?Crossword Clue
Forgetting half of Ames with Northeast Iowa gathering SundayCrossword Clue
Men going mad in far east blackoutCrossword Clue
Warmongers regularly, I note, show an ignorance of the pastCrossword Clue

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CUTE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AdorableCrossword Clue
Superficially cleverCrossword Clue
AdorableCrossword Clue
"Aww!"Crossword Clue
Delightfully pretty or daintyCrossword Clue
Pretty smartCrossword Clue
SweetCrossword Clue
"Adorbs!"Crossword Clue
"Don't get ___!"Crossword Clue
FetchingCrossword Clue

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FIERCE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like a confident drag queenCrossword Clue
Boldly stylish, in slangCrossword Clue
Adjective for many drag queensCrossword Clue
Intense fellow with little hesitation cracking problem in winterCrossword Clue
Stiff, as competitionCrossword Clue
Intense expression of outrage by people missing answerCrossword Clue
"I Am Sasha ___"Crossword Clue
Castle gutted after catastrophic fire ragingCrossword Clue
Ferocious fire destroyed empty campsiteCrossword Clue
Ferocious fire destroyed empty campsiteCrossword Clue

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MAXED
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Reached a peak, with "out"Crossword Clue
At the limit, with "out"Crossword Clue
___ out (at the limit)Crossword Clue
Plateaued, with "out"Crossword Clue
Used up, with "out"Crossword Clue
Used up, with "out"Crossword Clue
Couldn't go higher, with "out"Crossword Clue
___ out (like some credit cards)Crossword Clue
Reached the limit, with "out"Crossword Clue
___ out: peakedCrossword Clue

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ODE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"___ to the Bear Hug" (Clint Smith poem)Crossword Clue
"___ to a Grasshopper" (Pedro Pietri poem)Crossword Clue
Shelley's "To a Skylark," for oneCrossword Clue
Praiseful poemCrossword Clue
Dedicated lyric poemCrossword Clue
Poem of praiseCrossword Clue
Lucille Clifton's "homage to my hips," e.gCrossword Clue
One might be HoratianCrossword Clue
A famous one begins "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness"Crossword Clue
Celebratory workCrossword Clue

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