Pretentious Crossword Clue

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ARTY
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Creatively inclinedCrossword Clue
Like some limited-release filmsCrossword Clue
HighbrowCrossword Clue
Like many indie filmsCrossword Clue
Like many stereotypical hipstersCrossword Clue
Like some student filmsCrossword Clue
Inclined to attend gallery openings, perhapsCrossword Clue
Like many foreign filmsCrossword Clue

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ARTSY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like many indie filmsCrossword Clue
BohemianCrossword Clue
Like many drama school studentsCrossword Clue
Quirkily creativeCrossword Clue
Like gallery showsCrossword Clue
Website that can be searched by gallery or styleCrossword Clue
Overly intellectual, maybeCrossword Clue
Like pretentious gallery visitorsCrossword Clue
Fancy-schmancyCrossword Clue
Like many student filmsCrossword Clue

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AFFECTED
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Swayed, being campCrossword Clue
Got to campCrossword Clue
Changed campCrossword Clue
Fancy decaff tea — not one that's pretentiousCrossword Clue
Behaving in an artificial wayCrossword Clue
Emotionally moved, behaving in an unnatural wayCrossword Clue
Pretentious editor subject to influenceCrossword Clue
Moved — not naturalCrossword Clue
Moved - not naturalCrossword Clue
Disturbed very loudly, elephants head moved aboutCrossword Clue

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CHICHI
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Affectedly stylishCrossword Clue
Endlessly elegant? Doubly pretentiousCrossword Clue
Ostentatiously stylishCrossword Clue
Affectedly elegantCrossword Clue
Affectedly prettyCrossword Clue
The Windy City - repeatedly arty and pretentiousCrossword Clue
Trendy, not quite trendy, or affectedly trendyCrossword Clue
Showily stylishCrossword Clue
ArtyCrossword Clue
Pretentiously stylishCrossword Clue

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HIGHTONED
9 Letters

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HOITYTOITY
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
*HighfalutinCrossword Clue
SnootyCrossword Clue
Affectedly genteelCrossword Clue
Overly pompousCrossword Clue

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TOOTOO
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
ExcessiveCrossword Clue
Oh so veryCrossword Clue
Excessively affectedCrossword Clue
A bit muchCrossword Clue
Archbishop sounding excessiveCrossword Clue
Over the topCrossword Clue
Way over the topCrossword Clue
OverdoneCrossword Clue

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ASSUMING
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
PresumptuousCrossword Clue
IfCrossword Clue
Presumptuous fool with posh Chinese porcelainCrossword Clue
Arrogant, if trueCrossword Clue
Haughty fool of the upper classes of a ruling dynastyCrossword Clue
Arrogant idiot being angry, not the firstCrossword Clue
Expecting amount to be collected in a vocal performanceCrossword Clue

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BOMBASTIC
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Explosive, a weapon mostly full of hot airCrossword Clue
Grandiose failure receiving a significant portion of blameCrossword Clue
Yes, leaving old Mumbai. Its lost, essentialy varicosed, too loudCrossword Clue
Doctor bitten by crow sick at heart and windyCrossword Clue
Quickly move wine container, initially impressive, but empty?Crossword Clue
High-flown sort of duck losing tail - its flapping aboutCrossword Clue
Pompous doctor with wine gets picked up by a short-legged horse from the southCrossword Clue
Pompous — inflatedCrossword Clue
Pompous crowing involving doctor in chargeCrossword Clue

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LAHDIDAH
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Sarcastic response to a show-offCrossword Clue
"Well, aren't you fancy!"Crossword Clue
Hoity-toityCrossword Clue
HighfalutinCrossword Clue
Affectedly snobbish, pretentiousCrossword Clue
Accented example of the 14 of a 4?Crossword Clue
Dahlia arranged around outskirts of Hyderabad in pretentious mannerCrossword Clue
Pompous type had one curry sent upCrossword Clue

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OVERBLOWN
9 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
ExaggeratedCrossword Clue
Love brown bananas well past primeCrossword Clue
Pretentious old verb, humble nounCrossword Clue
ExcessiveCrossword Clue
Working to pen part of speech, mean to be pompousCrossword Clue

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PUFFED
6 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Turned up fish starter, ate and had a smokeCrossword Clue
Made like the big, bad wolfCrossword Clue

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SWANK
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
FancyCrossword Clue
Parade flopped with minimum of wonga investedCrossword Clue
Luxurious and expensiveCrossword Clue
Two-time Best Actress winner HilaryCrossword Clue
"Boys Don't Cry" Oscar winnerCrossword Clue
LuxuriousCrossword Clue
OstentatiousCrossword Clue
RitzyCrossword Clue
PoshCrossword Clue

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VAIN
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like the subject of a Carly Simon classicCrossword Clue
Full of oneselfCrossword Clue
Hardly humbleCrossword Clue
Like NarcissusCrossword Clue
Self-obsessedCrossword Clue
Like narcissistsCrossword Clue
Prone to swaggerCrossword Clue
ConceitedCrossword Clue
Sarah ___, Private Eye's satirical name for columnist Sarah VineCrossword Clue

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HIFALUTIN
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Hoity-toityCrossword Clue
Pretentious filth in a university broadcastCrossword Clue
Pretentious greeting — fault corrected and acceptedCrossword Clue
Pretentious greeting - fault corrected and acceptedCrossword Clue
Half turn in it becomes affectedCrossword Clue
Pompous Inuit, half drunkCrossword Clue

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LADIDA
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Pretentiously poshCrossword Clue
Affectedly poshCrossword Clue
"Well, aren't you the cat's meow!"Crossword Clue
HighfalutinCrossword Clue
Pretentious girl going after young manCrossword Clue
Stuck-upCrossword Clue
“Well, aren’t we special!”Crossword Clue
Hoity-toityCrossword Clue
Posh car carries old princessCrossword Clue

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HIGHFALUTIN
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Fancy-pantsCrossword Clue

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SNOBS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hobby gatekeepers, oftenCrossword Clue
Highfalutin sortsCrossword Clue
ElitistsCrossword Clue
Pompous peopleCrossword Clue
Supercilious typesCrossword Clue
ElitistsCrossword Clue
Cries about new elitistsCrossword Clue
Nose-in-the-air typesCrossword Clue
Stuck-up typesCrossword Clue
Some oenophilesCrossword Clue

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AIRS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Puts onCrossword Clue
BroadcastsCrossword Clue
Gets off one's chestCrossword Clue
Shows on TVCrossword Clue
RunsCrossword Clue
Puts out in publicCrossword Clue
BroadcastsCrossword Clue
Haughty mannersCrossword Clue
BroadcastsCrossword Clue
BroadcastsCrossword Clue

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ARTINESS
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Part, in essence, reveals theatricalityCrossword Clue
PretensionCrossword Clue

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ARTISTE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Adept performerCrossword Clue
Cabaret performer, e.gCrossword Clue
PerformerCrossword Clue
Virtuoso transposed ariettas, dropping introCrossword Clue
Entertainer, i.e. star, lead in theatre performing?Crossword Clue
Troupe performerCrossword Clue
Skilled performerCrossword Clue
PerformerCrossword Clue
Skilled performerCrossword Clue
Upstart is temporarily hiding performerCrossword Clue

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ARTYFELDMAN
11 Letters

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ASCOT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fancy tieCrossword Clue
Wide necktieCrossword Clue
Cousin of a cravatCrossword Clue
Wide tieCrossword Clue
Fancy necktieCrossword Clue
Fancy necktieCrossword Clue
Posh neckwearCrossword Clue
Cravat alternativeCrossword Clue
Wide necktieCrossword Clue
Fancy scarfCrossword Clue

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BAGOFWIND
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Voluble but uninteresting personCrossword Clue

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BLADDER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wee containerCrossword Clue
Early football tournament led by BritishCrossword Clue
Bag run after start of bowlingCrossword Clue
A wee container?Crossword Clue
What some dancing fools hold - bishop must take steps to realise itCrossword Clue
Note scale of wee organCrossword Clue
Note scale of wee organCrossword Clue
Split in fabric underneath black bagCrossword Clue
Deflated by peer, Blair abandons broadcast - Snake!”Crossword Clue
Bishop left calculator in bagCrossword Clue

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BOMBAST
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Hot airCrossword Clue
PomposityCrossword Clue
Pompously inflated languageCrossword Clue
PomposityCrossword Clue
Sat simmering after explosive verbosityCrossword Clue
Take credit, limiting doctor's pomposityCrossword Clue
Take credit, limiting doctors pomposityCrossword Clue
Crow around centre of Mumbai finding hot airCrossword Clue

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BOSH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Miami Heat retired No. 1Crossword Clue
ClaptrapCrossword Clue
Chris elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021Crossword Clue
"Nonsense!"Crossword Clue
ClaptrapCrossword Clue
“Codswallop!”Crossword Clue
"Nonsense!"Crossword Clue
Whats uprooting wort from historic field? Rats!Crossword Clue
Brit's "Baloney!"Crossword Clue
"Nonsense!"Crossword Clue

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CHARADE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PretenseCrossword Clue
PretenceCrossword Clue
Bit of deceptionCrossword Clue
Tea that's fizzy? It's a ridiculous pretenceCrossword Clue
TravestyCrossword Clue
Difficult to stifle answer in church parodyCrossword Clue
Cleaner forced to go topless in farceCrossword Clue
Gutless, Arnold sits within reach playing a game of make-believeCrossword Clue
False pretenseCrossword Clue
Farce enjoyed involving artist breaking into churchCrossword Clue

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CLAPTRAP
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
HogwashCrossword Clue
BalderdashCrossword Clue
Show approval for role reversal nonsenseCrossword Clue
PiffleCrossword Clue
HooeyCrossword Clue
After a bit of applause mouth Rubbish!”Crossword Clue
BalderdashCrossword Clue
"""Layla"" singer not performing Drakes music is nonsense "Crossword Clue
Give a hand to catch bullCrossword Clue
Give a hand to catch bullCrossword Clue

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COXCOMB
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Vain man from Apple for one with tidy hairCrossword Clue
After firm kiss, groom's dandyCrossword Clue
After firm kiss, grooms dandyCrossword Clue
Dandy joins apple huntCrossword Clue
River guide to straighten out fool's garmentCrossword Clue
River guide to straighten out fools garmentCrossword Clue
Conceited fellow, one directing commodore on first of boatsCrossword Clue
Conceited dandyCrossword Clue
Divided by four, 1,000,900 megabytes is dandy!Crossword Clue
Director of river boats to keep locks in order? Thats dandy!Crossword Clue

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COXCOMBS
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Navigators enthralling hunt for swellsCrossword Clue

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ELITISTS
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Holier-than-thou sortsCrossword Clue
List site incorrectly for highly selective typesCrossword Clue
Snobs (people who went to Yale) claiming Thursday is before TuesdayCrossword Clue
Quarter settled first on scones, not wafersCrossword Clue
Quarter settled first on scones, not wafers (they want the cream on top)Crossword Clue
SnobsCrossword Clue
Select group in English Literature is embracing someone really goodCrossword Clue
Supercilious sortsCrossword Clue
High-hattersCrossword Clue
They think they're specialCrossword Clue

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FUSSANDFEATHERS
15 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
*Pretentious displayCrossword Clue

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GLITZ
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Razzle-dazzleCrossword Clue
Flashy displayCrossword Clue
RitzinessCrossword Clue
Partner of glamourCrossword Clue
Glamour of biker escaping blitzkrieg, somehowCrossword Clue
Glamour of biker escaping blitzkrieg, somehowCrossword Clue
Extravagant but superficial displayCrossword Clue
GaudinessCrossword Clue
GarishnessCrossword Clue
OstentationCrossword Clue

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HODAD
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Surfer wannabeCrossword Clue
Surfer wannabeCrossword Clue
Beach pretenderCrossword Clue
Surfer wannabeCrossword Clue
Person given a thumbs-down when surf's upCrossword Clue
Certain beach phonyCrossword Clue
Certain beach phonyCrossword Clue

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HOTAIR
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Empty talkCrossword Clue
Windbag's outputCrossword Clue
Bloviator's excessCrossword Clue
BlatherCrossword Clue
Bombast of husband provoked a riotCrossword Clue
Contents of empty talkCrossword Clue
BombastCrossword Clue
Empty, pretentious talkCrossword Clue
Windbag's outputCrossword Clue
Balloon fillerCrossword Clue

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LADIDAS
7 Letters

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LEXIPHANICISM
13 Letters

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MOI
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Li'l ol' me?!"Crossword Clue
"Me?!"Crossword Clue
"Après ___, le déluge"Crossword Clue
Pronoun for Miss PiggyCrossword Clue
"Excusez-___" ("Pardon me")Crossword Clue
"Who? Little old me?!"Crossword Clue
"You think I did that?"Crossword Clue
Me, in FrenchCrossword Clue
"Excusez-___"Crossword Clue
Me, in MarseillesCrossword Clue

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MUMMERY
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
The Queen Mothers embraced pretentious ceremonyCrossword Clue

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PANJANDRUM
10 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Pompous leader has tattoo after first month on vesselCrossword Clue
Pot, joint along with alcoholic drink for pompous officialCrossword Clue
Criticise judge initially, and strange potentateCrossword Clue
Harshly criticise judge along with strange self-important officialCrossword Clue
Pompous official judges first with spirit to support censureCrossword Clue
Pompous official heading for presidency, a month in and needing a drinkCrossword Clue
God given month to beat VIPCrossword Clue

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POSER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
WannabeCrossword Clue
Fake personCrossword Clue
CharlatanCrossword Clue
PretenderCrossword Clue
Ungenuine personCrossword Clue
Try-hardCrossword Clue
Phony oneCrossword Clue
Wannabe or tryhardCrossword Clue
PhonyCrossword Clue
Disingenuous personCrossword Clue

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PSEUD
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pretentious personCrossword Clue
Sweet about vacuous selfie one shows offCrossword Clue
Ersatz intellectualCrossword Clue
Nom de plume: AbbrCrossword Clue
Revolutionary deserts his ship, ultimately presenting poserCrossword Clue
Fraud — dupesCrossword Clue
Pretentious person dupes drunkCrossword Clue
Pretentious person dupes drunkCrossword Clue
Intellectual poseur, informallyCrossword Clue
Pretentious person expected special wheelsCrossword Clue

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RHETORIC
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Debater's skillCrossword Clue
Reich rotCrossword Clue
Rector, I start with hymn, somehow showing verbal skillCrossword Clue
Rambling rector and his endless oratoryCrossword Clue
Bombast from silly rich Tories is to be ignoredCrossword Clue
Bombast from silly rich Tories is to be ignoredCrossword Clue
Language used effectively to please or persuadeCrossword Clue
Orator's skillCrossword Clue
BombastCrossword Clue
Articles drawn from Cairo and Tehran read back in persuasive speechCrossword Clue

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RITZ
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Snack brand since 1934Crossword Clue
Nabisco crackerCrossword Clue
Nabisco cracker brandCrossword Clue
___-Carlton (hotel chain)Crossword Clue
Cracker with a scalloped edgeCrossword Clue
Luxury hotelCrossword Clue
Cracker brandCrossword Clue
Cracker brandCrossword Clue
Cracker brandCrossword Clue
Swiss creator of a chain of elegant hotels, d. 1918Crossword Clue

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SLOPPYJOSEPH
12 Letters

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SNOB
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ appealCrossword Clue
Person who acts superior to othersCrossword Clue
Snooty oneCrossword Clue
Stuck-up sortCrossword Clue
Hoity-toity personCrossword Clue
Snooty personCrossword Clue
Sort who's too good for everyone elseCrossword Clue
Hoity-toity typeCrossword Clue
Sort who won't heed the advice "Don't look down"?Crossword Clue
Nose-in-the-air sortCrossword Clue

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TALKSHOWOFF
11 Letters

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TINHORN
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
10th anniversary gift for a musician?Crossword Clue
Petty braggartCrossword Clue
Petty braggartCrossword Clue

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UPSTART
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One coming from nowhere puts out picturesCrossword Clue
Sudden riser in statusCrossword Clue
ParvenuCrossword Clue
A nobodyCrossword Clue
ParvenuCrossword Clue
Social climber put off hosting celebrityCrossword Clue
Johnny-come-latelys winning jumpCrossword Clue
Sup rum with pastry one disliked after risingCrossword Clue
Sup rum with pastry one disliked after risingCrossword Clue
Social climber out of bed to get goingCrossword Clue

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ARTSINESS
9 Letters

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SNOOTS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Uppity typesCrossword Clue
Boopable pet partsCrossword Clue
Total snobsCrossword Clue
ElitistsCrossword Clue
ElitistsCrossword Clue
Hoity-toity typesCrossword Clue
SchnozzesCrossword Clue
High-and-mighty sortsCrossword Clue
BeaksCrossword Clue
Pompous sortsCrossword Clue

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BLAH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Not that excitingCrossword Clue
Not very excitingCrossword Clue
MehCrossword Clue
Not excitingCrossword Clue
DullCrossword Clue
MehCrossword Clue
BoringCrossword Clue
Ho-humCrossword Clue
"Borrrring"Crossword Clue
Ho-humCrossword Clue

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GAS
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fuel for some stovesCrossword Clue
What regular customers pay less for?Crossword Clue
Ethane or methaneCrossword Clue
State of matterCrossword Clue
Oxygen, usuallyCrossword Clue
Xenon or argonCrossword Clue
What to go to Citgo to getCrossword Clue
One might be nobleCrossword Clue
Hybrid needCrossword Clue
Some car fuelCrossword Clue

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POSEUR
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Show-offCrossword Clue
One showing off for all to see, cracking tough puzzleCrossword Clue
Problem restraining posh exhibitionistCrossword Clue
Exhibitionist— rose upCrossword Clue
Post Office sure upset pretentious typeCrossword Clue
Exhibitionist in French street, thus quietly revoltingCrossword Clue
Exhibitionist regrets work being sent upCrossword Clue
WannabeCrossword Clue
PhonyCrossword Clue
WannabeCrossword Clue

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LADEDAS
7 Letters

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ONE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pacific Coast Highway's route numberCrossword Clue
0.05 + 0.95Crossword Clue
Vowel's value, in ScrabbleCrossword Clue
IndividualCrossword Clue
First of allCrossword Clue
Low digitCrossword Clue
20/20Crossword Clue
End of many countdownsCrossword Clue
UnitedCrossword Clue
Number of orbits around the sun Neptune has completed since its discoveryCrossword Clue

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POSEURS
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Phony fellowsCrossword Clue
Phony sortsCrossword Clue
Affected sortsCrossword Clue
Affected sortsCrossword Clue

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STRUT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Move with swaggerCrossword Clue
Walk like a peacockCrossword Clue
Own the runwayCrossword Clue
Confident strideCrossword Clue
Move like a supermodelCrossword Clue
Move like a modelCrossword Clue
Walk like a modelCrossword Clue
Arrogant walkCrossword Clue
Arrogant gaitCrossword Clue
Walk with prideCrossword Clue

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DEBUNK
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Expose as falseCrossword Clue
Prove falseCrossword Clue
Put to bed, as a rumorCrossword Clue
Prove untrueCrossword Clue
Bust, like mythsCrossword Clue
Prove falseCrossword Clue
Expose as untrueCrossword Clue
Disparage when Head occasionally turns up with moonshineCrossword Clue
Get out of bed to correct lie?Crossword Clue
Edges of double bed cut down to sizeCrossword Clue

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KITSCH
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
So bad it’s good?Crossword Clue
Lowbrow artCrossword Clue
Pocket violin's chain is rather vulgarCrossword Clue
Little Christopher at school that's in poor tasteCrossword Clue
Schlocky stuffCrossword Clue
School uniform switched to vulgar stuffCrossword Clue
Children pursuing small mammals? Insufferably tweeCrossword Clue
Gaudy artCrossword Clue
Pretentious school clothing's in the vanCrossword Clue
Pretentious school clothings in the vanCrossword Clue

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LADYMUCK
8 Letters

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PARTY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ShindigCrossword Clue
Subject of an R.S.V.PCrossword Clue
Present time, in a wayCrossword Clue
One might be thrown in surpriseCrossword Clue
BlowoutCrossword Clue
CelebrationCrossword Clue
Housewarming event, e.gCrossword Clue
Where lots of streamers can be found hanging aroundCrossword Clue
See 14Crossword Clue
Birthday celebrationCrossword Clue

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SIDE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pro or conCrossword Clue
--> ___ of the Moon"Crossword Clue
One of three on a triangleCrossword Clue
"Oh sure, take their ___!"Crossword Clue
Mashed potatoes, e.gCrossword Clue
One of 10 on a decagonCrossword Clue
--> ___ Story" (and film)Crossword Clue
A Mobius strip only has oneCrossword Clue
Blind ___Crossword Clue
___ hustle (extra job)Crossword Clue

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BRAVADO
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SwaggerCrossword Clue
Boastful self-confidenceCrossword Clue
Show of boldness intended to impressCrossword Clue
A daughter enthralled by hired killers swaggerCrossword Clue
Sales pitch, outwardly well done, just empty talk?Crossword Clue
Bachelor party, endless commotion and blusterCrossword Clue
Showing-offCrossword Clue
Nowadays, character from Nato goes around boastingCrossword Clue
Trouble after noble fails to end swaggerCrossword Clue
Support against a party is just blusterCrossword Clue

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PEDANTIC
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like the grammar policeCrossword Clue
Bookish Dan is captivated by quote Penny read backCrossword Clue
Dance tip sort of formalCrossword Clue
Nit-pickingCrossword Clue
Like teacher, editor and social worker featured in illustrationCrossword Clue
Overconcerned with correctnessCrossword Clue
Pompous prince, tad unhinged, kills dissenter at lastCrossword Clue
Scrupulous journalist opposed to hacking into computerCrossword Clue
Particular doctor painted on canvas, primarilyCrossword Clue
Particular doctor painted on canvas, primarilyCrossword Clue

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RECHERCHE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It’s rare seeing her here juggling with two clubsCrossword Clue
'Exotic' millionaire Cher cherished – to some extentCrossword Clue
Case of rosé right between two reds only for connoisseursCrossword Clue
Little known about revolutionaries seizing queenCrossword Clue
European blocking repeat of republican revolutionarys choiceCrossword Clue
Choice role void — US entertainer almost beside herself!Crossword Clue
Choice role void - US entertainer almost beside herself!Crossword Clue
Peculiar revolutionary repeatedly claimed right to follow religious educationCrossword Clue
ExoticCrossword Clue
Exotic day-care centres leader off to welcome singerCrossword Clue

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HUMBUG
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Scrooge's cryCrossword Clue
Sweet cuddle when knelt before Spooner?Crossword Clue
Sweet, insincere talkCrossword Clue
Spooner's wrong to cherish a boiled sweetCrossword Clue
Sweet smell associated with insectCrossword Clue
Minty sweetCrossword Clue
Pretence to be very active, an obsessionCrossword Clue
Deceptive talkCrossword Clue
Sweet smell cheese off?Crossword Clue
Sweet smell attracts insectCrossword Clue

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LORDMUCK
8 Letters

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OWL
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bird adapted for silent flightCrossword Clue
Nocturnal hooterCrossword Clue
Forest hooterCrossword Clue
Mostly nocturnal birdCrossword Clue
Bird in a classic Tootsie Pop commercialCrossword Clue
"Wise" birdCrossword Clue
"Wise" animalCrossword Clue
Bird with a "great horned" and "barn" varietyCrossword Clue
Symbol of wisdomCrossword Clue
Parliament memberCrossword Clue

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BIGENER
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Hybrid litter (sort of) - informations contained in itCrossword Clue

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ITISI
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Formal "Just me"Crossword Clue
Thespian’s greeting, perhapsCrossword Clue
Formal "Who's there?" replyCrossword Clue
Formal "Just me"Crossword Clue
Formal response to “Who’s there?”Crossword Clue
Formal "Who's there?" responseCrossword Clue
Unhelpful “Who’s there?” responseCrossword Clue
Formal identificationCrossword Clue
Formal answer to "Who's there?"Crossword Clue
"Just me," formallyCrossword Clue

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PSEUDO
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ErsatzCrossword Clue
BogusCrossword Clue
Prefix meaning "false"Crossword Clue
Op usedCrossword Clue
Prefix meaning "false"Crossword Clue
False front?Crossword Clue
FakeCrossword Clue
Prefix meaning "false"Crossword Clue
Sham work without fee turned upCrossword Clue
False start?Crossword Clue

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SNOOTY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ArrogantCrossword Clue
Rudely elitistCrossword Clue
SnobbishCrossword Clue
HaughtyCrossword Clue
ArrogantCrossword Clue
SnobbishCrossword Clue
Stuck up number over in enclosureCrossword Clue
Nose-in-the-airCrossword Clue
Snobbish name received by glove puppetCrossword Clue
SnobbishCrossword Clue

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FALSEMODESTY
12 Letters

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BIRTHDAYPARTY
13 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Club for genealogy majors?Crossword Clue
The present time?Crossword Clue
Cake-with-candles occasionCrossword Clue

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BULLDOZE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Shockingly, bold ULEZ militants say they’ll do this to enforcement camerasCrossword Clue
Using force, get rid of nonsense over female deer, reportedlyCrossword Clue
Flatten large beast, then sleepCrossword Clue
Clear instruction from Pope on sleepCrossword Clue
Knock down animal and take a napCrossword Clue
Force for something stronger than a catnap?Crossword Clue
Level for building, as landCrossword Clue
Intimidate tormentor, not unknown to go offCrossword Clue
Zebu doll runs around cowCrossword Clue
Force speculator to have a napCrossword Clue

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GRANDIOSE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Adores gin drunk with extravaganceCrossword Clue
Extravagant — adores ginCrossword Clue
Ignore ads: terribly pompousCrossword Clue
Good broadcasters entertaining northern Spain in AugustCrossword Clue
Pompous Republican in San Diego upsetCrossword Clue
Splendid end of summer in San Diego going awryCrossword Clue
Epic ego is out to steal foreign moneyCrossword Clue
Pompous matriarch composed odes when touring IndiaCrossword Clue
Impressive broadcast organisedCrossword Clue
Organised — overblownCrossword Clue

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PLAYACTOR
9 Letters
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Agreement by men to accommodate amateur performer who hams it up?Crossword Clue

54%
TEAPARTY
8 Letters
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Social gathering where the "guests" might be dollsCrossword Clue
Social gathering attended by AliceCrossword Clue
Wonderland social eventCrossword Clue
The Mad Hatter's social gatheringCrossword Clue
Social event where Alice is asked, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"Crossword Clue
Anti-British demonstration in Boston, Mass, 1773Crossword Clue
Do without alcohol?Crossword Clue
Event for AliceCrossword Clue
The Dormouse slept through most of itCrossword Clue
Social gatheringCrossword Clue

54%
TOFFEENOSED
11 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
SnottyCrossword Clue
Defoe's often — stuck-upCrossword Clue
SuperciliousCrossword Clue
Supercilious in charge, having fresh food sent roundCrossword Clue

54%
ARTYCARNE
9 Letters

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BONSAI
6 Letters
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Japanese word that's sometimes translated as "planted in a pot"Crossword Clue
Art with a moyogi styleCrossword Clue
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Tree-shaping artCrossword Clue
Small ornamental treeCrossword Clue
Art of growing miniature treesCrossword Clue
Tree-shaping artCrossword Clue
Clip art?Crossword Clue
Growing art form?Crossword Clue
Japanese tree artCrossword Clue

54%
OFFICIOUS
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Not wanting to get spiteful, Victor ignored meddlingCrossword Clue
Interfering old females: nasty? Not veryCrossword Clue
Interfering niece oddly neglected to pack away documents acknowledging debtsCrossword Clue
Meddling, but not working for leader of wickedCrossword Clue

54%
SIDEREAL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Football team comes second to another one involving starsCrossword Clue
Relating to the starsCrossword Clue
Genuine support given for team of stars?Crossword Clue
Team, one from Madrid, of starsCrossword Clue
Determined by the stars, as timeCrossword Clue
Team - one from Madrid - of starsCrossword Clue
Realised — relating to the starsCrossword Clue
Team facing Spanish team of starsCrossword Clue
Team not made up of starsCrossword Clue
Not affected by team of starsCrossword Clue

54%
TATE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"TIT FOR TAT" singer McRaeCrossword Clue
London art museumCrossword Clue
McRae of musicCrossword Clue
___ Modern (London museum)Crossword Clue
___ Modern (London gallery)Crossword Clue
London art galleryCrossword Clue
London art museumCrossword Clue
London art institutionCrossword Clue
Singer McRaeCrossword Clue
Museum with works by Hockney, Turner and MillaisCrossword Clue

50%
APHONIA
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Ones picked up a rather unreal loss of voiceCrossword Clue
A more bogus broadcast? No sound reasonCrossword Clue

50%
DROPPER
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Tube for dispensing small amounts of liquidCrossword Clue
Careless type in drive policeman caught outCrossword Clue
Dispense with this clothier taking in work for amateurCrossword Clue
Doctors surgery sent over theatre pipetteCrossword Clue
Pipette seen in operation for each succeeding doctorCrossword Clue
EachCrossword Clue
Medicine dispenser, and, in another way, a hint to the answers to starred cluesCrossword Clue

50%
FOPS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fancy dressersCrossword Clue
Hip dressersCrossword Clue
Dapper dudesCrossword Clue
Fails to ignore 50 dandy dressersCrossword Clue
Dandyish dressersCrossword Clue
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Dandy dressersCrossword Clue
Dandy fellowsCrossword Clue
DandiesCrossword Clue
Dandy dressersCrossword Clue

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HIGHFALUTING
12 Letters

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HIGHFLOWN
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
GrandioseCrossword Clue

50%
NAMEDROPPING
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Casual mention of the famous in order to impressCrossword Clue

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REPUBLICANPARTY
15 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
The GOPCrossword Clue
Abraham Lincoln was a member of itCrossword Clue

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ASIDES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The Beatles' "Please Please Me" and "A Hard Day's Night," e.gCrossword Clue
They’re quietly spokenCrossword Clue
Lines spoken to an audienceCrossword Clue
A page is making muttered commentsCrossword Clue
Tangential commentsCrossword Clue
They break the fourth wallCrossword Clue
Muttered remarksCrossword Clue
Sotto voce linesCrossword Clue
Whispered comments in LPs' first tracksCrossword Clue
Some stage whispersCrossword Clue

49%
FLATULENT
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Windy apartment gets upper-class lease housing central banksCrossword Clue
You say the apartment you let someone use is having a problem with gas?Crossword Clue
Apartment you furnished is pretentiousCrossword Clue
Apartment unit loaned out with gas problemsCrossword Clue
Short of air, uranium fast producing gasCrossword Clue
Likely to let one go fast after puncture on bendCrossword Clue
Likely to let one go fast after puncture on bendCrossword Clue

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AIRSHIP
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Zeppelin, sayCrossword Clue
Blimp, e.gCrossword Clue
Blimp, for exampleCrossword Clue
Broadcasts with it showing Hindenburg for exampleCrossword Clue
Hindenberg for example spreads with itCrossword Clue
Zeppelin tune, then leader to smoke joint!Crossword Clue
Zeppelin songs? Cool!Crossword Clue
Paris excited about greeting high-flierCrossword Clue
Dirigible looks stylishCrossword Clue
*BlimpCrossword Clue

47%
GINPALACE
9 Letters

47%
NESTCEPAS
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
"Right?": FrCrossword Clue
"Isn't that so?," to RousseauCrossword Clue
Space requiring development behind home, don't you agree?Crossword Clue

47%
SNOBBY
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Puffed-upCrossword Clue
Stuck-upCrossword Clue
Smugly superiorCrossword Clue
Stuck-upCrossword Clue
High-and-mightyCrossword Clue
Primarily supercilious, like an aristocrat?Crossword Clue
Stuck-upCrossword Clue
La-di-daCrossword Clue
Hoity-toityCrossword Clue

47%
STATUS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ quo (current situation)Crossword Clue
PositionCrossword Clue
Social climber's obsessionCrossword Clue
Available or Busy, onlineCrossword Clue
Social standingCrossword Clue
___ updateCrossword Clue
Rank, inferior stuff imported by South AmericaCrossword Clue
StandingCrossword Clue
___ quoCrossword Clue
CloutCrossword Clue

46%
MARTYRED
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Spoilt, grasping, heartless Tory is put to deathCrossword Clue
Old Queen having radical leader of Trotskyites imprisoned and punished for beliefsCrossword Clue
Some doddery tramps from the south killed for the causeCrossword Clue
Sacrificed for a causeCrossword Clue
Like Joan of ArcCrossword Clue
Like Joan of ArcCrossword Clue

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ARTYCRAFTY
10 Letters

44%
GRANDEUR
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MagnificenceCrossword Clue
Relative was sorry about nobilityCrossword Clue
SplendourCrossword Clue
Greek with term for the ancient citys magnificenceCrossword Clue
Fashion undergrad ultimately lacking impressivenessCrossword Clue
Nobility of Greek with regret after revolutionCrossword Clue
Old lady regretted backing stateCrossword Clue
Recent British monarchs touring university in high styleCrossword Clue
MagnificenceCrossword Clue
Old king and Queen embodying superior majestyCrossword Clue

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KITSCHY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Garish skit about Chinese yenCrossword Clue
Cheap clothes reserved, minimum of cash investedCrossword Clue
Like plastic pink flamingosCrossword Clue
TackyCrossword Clue
Trashy equipment finally makes electric toothbrush handyCrossword Clue
Like a velvet ElvisCrossword Clue
Soppy young animals timid around callers at firstCrossword Clue
Like garden gnomesCrossword Clue
Heartlessly whip around school being ostentatiousCrossword Clue
Tastelessly artisticCrossword Clue

44%
PROBES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Exploratory spacecraftsCrossword Clue
Voyagers, e.gCrossword Clue
Exploratory spacecraftsCrossword Clue
Asks too muchCrossword Clue
Digs deeplyCrossword Clue
Feels soft clothesCrossword Clue
Feels soft clothesCrossword Clue
InvestigationsCrossword Clue
NASA explorersCrossword Clue
Studies boresCrossword Clue

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PSEUDONYM
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
E.g. Picaroon in terrible dump? Yes and noCrossword Clue
Dumpy one's in trouble for creating new identityCrossword Clue
Does my pun upset Serpent in the Independent?Crossword Clue
Note Europe's backing Philistine's approval of Matilda?Crossword Clue
Note Europes backing Philistines approval of Matilda?Crossword Clue
Lewis Carroll or George Eliot, sayCrossword Clue
Name assumed to be no dupes my disguiseCrossword Clue
Deviously dupe my son, giving false nameCrossword Clue
Used pony to travel with MikeCrossword Clue
Used pony to travel with Mike (not his real name)Crossword Clue

43%
PSYCHOBABBLE
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Beibers intro included in new Beach Boys LP - therapeutic drivelCrossword Clue

42%
BONFIRES
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Christmas tree in front of building with ones heaps set ablazeCrossword Clue
Those burning wood among parts of a frameworkCrossword Clue
Pep rally featuresCrossword Clue

41%
IDIOM
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"A word to the wise," e.gCrossword Clue
"Talk turkey" or "eat crow"Crossword Clue
"Herding cats," e.gCrossword Clue
"On the ball" or "off the hook"Crossword Clue
"The best of both worlds," e.gCrossword Clue
Manner of speakingCrossword Clue
Unintuitive phrase for a language learnerCrossword Clue
Saying that may be tough to translateCrossword Clue
"In a pickle" or "in a jam"Crossword Clue
"Under the weather," e.gCrossword Clue

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AIRSTRIP
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Landing siteCrossword Clue
Where to take off kit after showCrossword Clue
Private island featureCrossword Clue
Landing siteCrossword Clue
Broadcasts journey where planes take offCrossword Clue
Where to take off and dry sports kitCrossword Clue
Publicises cruise, possibly landing here?Crossword Clue
Where to take down fighter in mohawk from Bow?Crossword Clue
Where to take off and dry football kitCrossword Clue
Journey succeeding makes dry land hereCrossword Clue

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