| Negative prefix with "honest" or "like" |  |  | 
          
            | Trash-talk | Commuter | 16 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Knock, in slang | LA Times Daily | 12 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "approve" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 27 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Badmouth | Commuter | 17 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Smack-talk | Commuter | 08 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Lead-in to integration | New York Times | 05 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | Commuter | 29 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Rip on | Universal | 20 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Speak ill of | Newsday | 14 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Put down | LA Times Daily | 13 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 13 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Roman god of the underworld (3) | Mirror Quiz | 10 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | Universal | 02 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Slam (coll) (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Trash | New York Times | 24 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Smack-talk | Commuter | 19 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Cut record for underworld figure (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | USA Today | 06 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Knock | LA Times Daily | 22 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "respect" or "appear" |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "respect" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "loyal" | Commuter | 13 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Say something bad about |  |  | 
          
            | Talk smack about | Commuter | 09 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Put down | Wall Street Journal | 07 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Insult | LA Times Daily | 06 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 04 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Prefix for respect or robe |  |  | 
          
            | Roman god of the underworld | Mirror Quiz | 27 May 2025 | 
          
            | Prefix for like or mount |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for liked or located |  |  | 
          
            | The infernal world starts doing its service (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respect" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult | Universal | 27 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | How some say this is Pluto | The Sun Two Speed | 24 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | The Underworld | The Sun Two Speed | 24 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "appoint" |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "like" |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "approve" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 24 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Talk trash about | Commuter | 20 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Put down | New York Times | 20 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 19 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "respect" |  |  | 
          
            | Roman god of the underworld | Mirror Quiz | 16 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Criticize, informally | Newsday | 10 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Roman god of lower world |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for like or loyal |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of smack talk | New York Times | 02 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Talk trash to | Newsday | 27 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Prefix with "loyal" | Universal | 26 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Treat with contempt | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 25 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Criticize, slangily | Commuter | 22 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | The underworld | The Telegraph Quick | 22 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Put-down | USA Today | 21 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Smack-talk | Commuter | 18 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Underworld god; treat with contempt | The Telegraph Mini | 14 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Prefix with "cover" and "please" |  |  | 
          
            | CID colleagues | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 11 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Treat with contempt | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 09 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Prefix with "appear" | Commuter | 07 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Talk trash about | Commuter | 03 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Talk smack about | Commuter | 31 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Roman god of the underworld | Mirror Quiz | 28 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 06 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Talk smack about | Commuter | 30 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | LA Times Daily | 20 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Put-down | New York Times | 14 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | Commuter | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | Wall Street Journal | 04 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "pleasure" or "agree" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for "honest" | Universal | 30 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | Commuter | 23 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Prefix with "appear" | Commuter | 19 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 14 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | Commuter | 11 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Talk smack about | Commuter | 06 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | The Telegraph Mini | 02 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Talk smack about | Wall Street Journal | 26 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Insult | Commuter | 25 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | Commuter | 19 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Insult | New York Times | 08 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, in slang | Wall Street Journal | 01 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Criticize, informally | Newsday | 01 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Refuse to give props to, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Insult | Commuter | 18 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Criticise or say bad things about (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Start to respect | Newsday | 07 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Prefix with joint or interested |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | Premier Sunday | 18 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Roman god of the underworld | Mirror Quiz | 11 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 01 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | Commuter | 29 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 29 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Copper arresting current underworld boss | The Times Cryptic | 27 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | Commuter | 26 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Vicious, perhaps on the rise, an underworld figure | The Times Cryptic | 25 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Commuter | 22 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Talk smack about | LA Times Daily | 15 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "like" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Commuter | 04 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | A name for Pluto that didn't quite make the record (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "respect" |  |  | 
          
            | Slight, in slang | Thomas Joseph | 14 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 13 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Prefix for placement or agreement |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Commuter | 06 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 31 May 2024 | 
          
            | Roman god of the underworld, also called Pluto (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Badmouth, slangily | Commuter | 24 May 2024 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Commuter | 23 May 2024 | 
          
            | Prefix creating direct opposite of the simple word |  |  | 
          
            | Underworld god | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 22 May 2024 | 
          
            | Talk trash to | Newsday | 19 May 2024 | 
          
            | Insult | Commuter | 09 May 2024 | 
          
            | Vicious, perhaps making comeback, underworld figure (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 07 May 2024 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult | LA Times Daily | 29 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respect" |  |  | 
          
            | Trash | Wall Street Journal | 25 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Sue Grafton's "___ for Deadbeat" (2 wds.) |  |  | 
          
            | Starts to suspect invidious dealings back in the underworld (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Speak poorly of |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "respect" or "honest" |  |  | 
          
            | Lead-in to location | New York Times | 06 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Insult, in street slang |  |  | 
          
            | Trash on the street? |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "like" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult or criticize, informally |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "approve" |  |  | 
          
            | Roman underworld ruler (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "respect" |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | LA Times Daily | 12 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Daughter meets island god of the underworld (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Insult | Commuter | 09 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Belittle | Commuter | 15 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Talk smack about | Commuter | 13 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Talk trash about | Commuter | 09 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | New York Times | 08 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Letters that can go before able, appoint and information (3) |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for advantage or approval |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 19 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 12 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Insult, informally | Premier Sunday | 07 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | ___OrDat (You Don't Know Jack game round) |  |  | 
          
            | Roman god of the underworld | Mirror Quiz | 31 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "interested" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "appear" or "agree" |  |  | 
          
            | Trash-talk | New York Times | 21 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Start to charge? | New York Times | 10 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Prefix for "respect" | USA Today | 26 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Put down | LA Times Daily | 24 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "agree" and "pleasure" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Run down | Newsday | 07 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | New York Times | 23 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | LA Times Daily | 11 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Say mean things about | Universal | 30 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Prefix with place or prove | Family Time | 31 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, informally | Wall Street Journal | 18 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Put down | LA Times Daily | 16 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Knock | LA Times Daily | 14 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 13 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | The infernal world | The Times Concise | 25 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Barb | LA Times Daily | 25 May 2023 | 
          
            | Say rude things about | New York Times | 17 May 2023 | 
          
            | Insult, in slang | Wall Street Journal | 15 May 2023 | 
          
            | Lead-in to "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for "agree" | Universal | 04 May 2023 | 
          
            | Put down | LA Times Daily | 25 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Prefix with "appear" or "honest" |  |  | 
          
            | Lead-in to card or credit | New York Times | 31 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'advantage' | USA Today | 09 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Treat rudely, in slang | Thomas Joseph | 30 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'honesty' | USA Today | 13 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Prefix with "agree" or "appear" | Family Time | 08 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Belittle, in hip-hop | Premier Sunday | 20 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix with content and belief | LA Times Daily | 13 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix for "favor" | Universal | 08 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix with "appear" or "cover" | Family Time | 23 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix with "agree" | Family Time | 02 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Insult | New York Times | 18 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix with "appear" | Family Time | 11 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Negative prefix with "interested" |  |  | 
          
            | Lead-in to course | New York Times | 23 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'satisfied' or 'honorable' | USA Today | 14 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'like' or 'guise' | USA Today | 12 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix with appear or approve | Family Time | 10 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Knock orally | Newsday | 26 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Slight, in slang | Thomas Joseph | 24 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 22 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix before "belief" or "respect" |  |  | 
          
            | Throw shade at | LA Times Daily | 14 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Put down | Newsday | 11 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Belittle, informally | Premier Sunday | 05 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Start to appear? | Universal | 04 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 26 May 2022 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 29 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Affront, in rap | Premier Sunday | 16 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'appear' | USA Today | 14 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with appear or cover | Family Time | 06 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Underworld's record cut |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 24 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix for "service" | Universal | 05 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Insult | Wall Street Journal | 30 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | LA Times Daily | 29 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 19 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix for "loyal" | Universal | 15 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Put down | New York Times | 30 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'gruntled' | USA Today | 27 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Say something not nice about | New York Times | 07 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix for "union" | Universal | 31 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "like" |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | Wall Street Journal | 31 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Attachment to "appear" or "approve" | Family Time | 26 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 22 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 14 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix for "cover" or "charge" | Universal | 10 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix for "belief" | Universal | 19 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Journalist Francis and Singer Ross, to friends | Canadiana | 07 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'engage' | USA Today | 26 May 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix with "agree" | Family Time | 17 May 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Bad beginning? | Wall Street Journal | 06 May 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'content' or 'connect' | USA Today | 21 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Engagement preceder? | The Washington Post Sunday | 18 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Talk smack to | Premier Sunday | 11 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Insult, informally | New York Times | 07 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | *With part of 50-Across and all of 40-Across, expelled from legal practice | Universal | 07 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Talk trash to | The Washington Post | 06 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Talk trash to | LA Times Daily | 06 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Eugene Sheffer | 05 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix with "respect" | Universal | 05 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | Premier Sunday | 04 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'taste' | USA Today | 04 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | Wall Street Journal | 20 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Talk down | Newsday | 06 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Lead-in to belief | New York Times | 30 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix for "service" | Universal | 23 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Prefix with "appear" or "agree" |  |  | 
          
            | Slight, in slang | Thomas Joseph | 07 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix for "favor" | Universal | 16 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'agree' | USA Today | 08 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'orderly' | USA Today | 20 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Closing opening? | The Washington Post Sunday | 06 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Criticize, in slang | New York Times | 31 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Negative prefix | USA Today | 30 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Insult can be hell |  |  | 
          
            | Affront, informally | Premier Sunday | 23 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'affected' | USA Today | 13 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Talk trash to | Newsday | 12 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix with approve | Family Time | 06 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Talk smack about | Universal | 05 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | The Washington Post | 02 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | LA Times Daily | 02 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Affront, to a hip-hopper | Premier Sunday | 28 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Say mean things about | Universal | 23 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Put down, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for 'assemble' | USA Today | 15 May 2020 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | Universal | 05 May 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'connect' | USA Today | 04 May 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'respect' | USA Today | 25 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Talk trash about | Universal | 25 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Talk smack about | LA Times Daily | 11 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Talk smack about | The Washington Post | 11 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Personal affront | Newsday | 28 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix with card or count | LA Times Daily | 24 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix with card or count | The Washington Post | 24 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Belittle, informally | Premier Sunday | 09 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Insult | Universal | 27 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix for 'gruntled' | USA Today | 13 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Talk trash about |  |  | 
          
            | Talk trash about | New York Times | 25 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | New York Times | 23 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, informally | Newsday | 22 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Insult, in rap | Premier Sunday | 15 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Prefix with "cover" | Family Time | 25 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Belittle, so to speak | Newsday | 24 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, slangily | USA Today | 11 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Criticize, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Talk smack about | USA Today | 11 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Put down, to a hip-hopper | Premier Sunday | 06 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Slam | New York Times | 18 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Slam | Universal | 16 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Prefix with "approve" | Family Time | 21 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Prefix with grace | The Washington Post | 20 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Prefix with grace | LA Times Daily | 20 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Pluto's underworld | The Times Concise | 07 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Ridicule, to a rapper | USA Today | 24 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Dump on | Universal | 16 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Burn, in slang | New York Times | 15 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Putdown | Jonesin | 14 May 2019 | 
          
            | Insult, informally | Premier Sunday | 10 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "appoint" |  |  | 
          
            | Talk smack about | Jonesin | 05 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Knock, in urban slang | USA Today | 25 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | 'New phone, who ___?' (insult used on social media when pretending not to know someone) | The Washington Post Sunday | 24 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Prefix with appointment | Family Time | 04 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, informally | Wall Street Journal | 28 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Slight, informally | New York Times | 25 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Put down, slangily | Universal | 15 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Prefix with grace |  |  | 
          
            | Slight, informally |  |  | 
          
            | Burn, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Slam |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Dump on |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Slam |  |  | 
          
            | Knock, in urban slang |  |  | 
          
            | Ridicule, to a rapper |  |  | 
          
            | Talk smack about |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, informally |  |  | 
          
            | Deprecate | Canadiana | 10 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Insult, informally | Wall Street Journal | 28 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" |  |  | 
          
            | Slam, in slang | USA Today | 11 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Closure opening? | New York Times | 28 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Talk trash to | USA Today | 24 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Tell a 'yo mama' joke, perhaps | Wall Street Journal | 10 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Put down, in slang | New York Times | 18 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | 'Yo mama' joke, e.g | New York Times | 25 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Slam | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 17 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Trash-talk | New York Times | 11 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Prefix with arm or bar | USA Today | 30 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | Newsday | 19 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Prefix with "honest" or "appoint" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with appear | LA Times Daily | 11 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Prefix with appear | The Washington Post | 11 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Start to affect | Newsday | 21 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Slam, in slang | The Washington Post Sunday | 25 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Vicious setback for underworld figure |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "arming" | Universal | 25 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Run down | Newsday | 03 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Put down | The Washington Post | 22 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Put down | LA Times Daily | 22 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Belittle | The Washington Post | 18 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Belittle | LA Times Daily | 18 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Trash-talk |  |  | 
          
            | Slam |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "arming" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with arm or bar |  |  | 
          
            | "Yo mama" joke, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Closure opening? |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, informally |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, informally |  |  | 
          
            | Tell a "yo mama" joke, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with appear |  |  | 
          
            | Talk trash to |  |  | 
          
            | Slam, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, slangily | USA Today | 02 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Belittle, slangily | USA Today | 08 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Prefix with "prove" | Universal | 30 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Father of Mickey Mouse half abandoned Pluto |  |  | 
          
            | Disparage, slangily | Canadiana | 25 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Prefix with "agreed" | Universal | 17 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Prefix with "solve" or "prove" | Universal | 25 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Criticize, informally | Newsday | 09 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Rag on | Jonesin | 08 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | Premier Sunday | 06 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | Newsday | 05 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Sass, in street slang | USA Today | 20 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Prefix with bar or belief | Premier Sunday | 19 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Prefix with "approve" or "respect" | Universal | 21 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Belittle, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "agreed" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "prove" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "solve" or "prove" |  |  | 
          
            | Sass, in street slang |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "solve" or "respect" | Universal | 19 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Prefix with "respect" or "prove" | Universal | 18 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Talk smack about | New York Times | 06 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Bad-mouth | New York Times | 02 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Insult | Jonesin | 27 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Insult, slangily | USA Today | 25 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Burn | New York Times | 19 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Denigrate | Canadiana | 25 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Put down, in slang | USA Today | 05 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Rap, to a rapper | The Washington Post | 12 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Criticize harshly (slang) | Canadiana | 23 May 2016 | 
          
            | Insult, on the street | Universal | 23 May 2016 | 
          
            | Sass, slangily | Wall Street Journal | 19 May 2016 | 
          
            | Start to respect | Newsday | 14 May 2016 | 
          
            | Prefix with "trust" | USA Today | 08 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | "Prove" prefix | Universal | 03 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Trash | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 15 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Prefix with "solve" or "respect" | USA Today | 12 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | "Prove" prefix |  |  | 
          
            | Talk trash to |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, on the street |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "respect" or "prove" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "solve" or "respect" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "solve" or "respect" |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Talk smack about |  |  | 
          
            | Burn |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Trash |  |  | 
          
            | Zing | New York Times | 25 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Put-down | New York Times | 01 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Insult (Sl.) | Eugene Sheffer | 03 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Prefix with "prove" | USA Today | 27 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Insult, hip-hop-style | Premier Sunday | 19 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Insult | Eugene Sheffer | 25 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Speak ill of | Newsday | 24 May 2015 | 
          
            | Diameter = 27 |  |  | 
          
            | Slam | Newsday | 25 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Prefix with "approve" | Universal | 08 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Cousin of "un" | USA Today | 04 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Conks out having expended energy in soul venue | The Times Cryptic | 22 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Prefix denoting the opposite of the base word | Irish Times Simplex | 13 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Prefix with "appear" or "approve" | USA Today | 11 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Start to approve? | Universal | 08 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Insult, hip-hop-style |  |  | 
          
            | Slam, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Put-down |  |  | 
          
            | Zing |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, informally |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "approve" |  |  | 
          
            | Start to approve? |  |  | 
          
            | Cousin of "un" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "appear" or "approve" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "prove" |  |  | 
          
            | Talk trash to |  |  | 
          
            | Speak ill of |  |  | 
          
            | Slam |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Drive filler |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for please |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with respect |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with approve |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "approve" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for "appear" |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Trash |  |  | 
          
            | Opposite-creating prefix |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, modern-style |  |  | 
          
            | Respect attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Be rude to, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "respect" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Cuts into cubes |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Talk smack about |  |  | 
          
            | Run down |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "array" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, to a rapper |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, to P. Diddy |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for "member" or "ease" |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with "array" |  |  | 
          
            | Insult |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, in rap |  |  | 
          
            | Run down, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Insult |  |  | 
          
            | Slam, in street slang |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, in street parlance |  |  | 
          
            | Affront, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Talk trash about |  |  | 
          
            | Bust on |  |  | 
          
            | Treat a rapper with contempt |  |  | 
          
            | Affront, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Engage in trash talk |  |  | 
          
            | Put down |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, in rap |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with 11-Down |  |  | 
          
            | Put down |  |  | 
          
            | Affront |  |  | 
          
            | Talk smack to |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Concert beginning? |  |  | 
          
            | Speak ill of, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Talk smack to |  |  | 
          
            | Slangy putdown |  |  | 
          
            | Speak ill of, a la 47-Down |  |  | 
          
            | Not dat? |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Speak ill of, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Concert beginning? |  |  | 
          
            | Insult |  |  | 
          
            | Speak ill of, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Affront, in street slang |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Insult |  |  | 
          
            | Show no respect for, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Hannah Montana's channel, in TV listings |  |  | 
          
            | Hannah Montana's channel, in TV listings |  |  | 
          
            | Malign, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Not 85-Down |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with like or ability |  |  | 
          
            | Trash |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Trash |  |  | 
          
            | Trash |  |  | 
          
            | Trash-talk |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth to a rapper, |  |  | 
          
            | Graceful start? |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, informally |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Put down in the street |  |  | 
          
            | Start to please? |  |  | 
          
            | Put down on the street |  |  | 
          
            | Appointment start? |  |  | 
          
            | Insult at the center of this puzzle's long answers |  |  | 
          
            | Give no respect to |  |  | 
          
            | Knock, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Put down on the street |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in street slang |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Knock |  |  | 
          
            | Knock |  |  | 
          
            | Malign, as yo' mama |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Run down |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Pleasing opener |  |  | 
          
            | Have no respect for, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Denigrate, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for credit |  |  | 
          
            | Knock, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Insult in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Pleasing opener |  |  | 
          
            | Talk trash to |  |  | 
          
            | Put down |  |  | 
          
            | Knock, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Treat without respect, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, rapper-style |  |  | 
          
            | Opening for closing? |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, to a rapper |  |  | 
          
            | Putdown |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, on the street |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, in the rap world |  |  | 
          
            | Criticize, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle |  |  | 
          
            | Denigrate, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Put down |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, nowadays |  |  | 
          
            | Opposite of dat? |  |  | 
          
            | Speak rudely to |  |  | 
          
            | Refuse to give props to |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, to a gang |  |  | 
          
            | Sass, street-style |  |  | 
          
            | Opposite of dat? |  |  | 
          
            | Slight, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Speak rudely to |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Roman Pluto |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, on the street |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, so to speak |  |  | 
          
            | Put down |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Treat without respect |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Bash |  |  | 
          
            | Knock, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Criticize, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Show no respect, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, on the street |  |  | 
          
            | Knock, street-style |  |  | 
          
            | Affront, to Eminem |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Show a lack of respect, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, modern-style |  |  | 
          
            | Talk down to |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, to a rapper |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, to Ice-T |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Affront, to Ice-T |  |  | 
          
            | Treat rudely, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in rap |  |  | 
          
            | Criticize |  |  | 
          
            | Grafton's "___ for Deadbeat" |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Trash |  |  | 
          
            | Sass, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Pluto, to the Romans |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, to a hip-hopper |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, in the 'hood |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with concert |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, modern-style |  |  | 
          
            | Malign, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, in the hood |  |  | 
          
            | Bash a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Be rude to |  |  | 
          
            | Put down |  |  | 
          
            | Bust on |  |  | 
          
            | Not: prefix |  |  | 
          
            | Advantageous beginning |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Talk down |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Criticize, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, as yo' mama |  |  | 
          
            | Graceful start? |  |  | 
          
            | Affront, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Snub, to Ice-T |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix related to "un" |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Criticize, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, to a hip-hopper |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Treat with contempt, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, to Puff Daddy |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in street lingo |  |  | 
          
            | Snub, to Ice T |  |  | 
          
            | Sass, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Affront, to a hip-hopper |  |  | 
          
            | Treat with contempt |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, on the street |  |  | 
          
            | Course or play opener |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix meaning against |  |  | 
          
            | Roman god |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, on the street |  |  | 
          
            | Insult on the street |  |  | 
          
            | Put down: sl. |  |  | 
          
            | USMC trainers |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, in hip-hop |  |  | 
          
            | Underworld deity |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, on the street |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle: sl. |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, to Puff Daddy |  |  | 
          
            | USMC boot camp sgts. |  |  | 
          
            | Criticize, in 90's slang |  |  | 
          
            | Give a hard time, slangily |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, to a rapper |  |  | 
          
            | Affront, to Ice-T |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth, to rappers |  |  | 
          
            | Arrange or array lead-in |  |  | 
          
            | Malign, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, to Biz Markie |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, in rap slang |  |  | 
          
            | Treat with contempt, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Put down, modern-style |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | ____ Pater: underworld god |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix meaning not |  |  | 
          
            | Knock, in 90's slang |  |  | 
          
            | Insult, modern-style |  |  | 
          
            | '90s put down |  |  | 
          
            | Hades |  |  | 
          
            | Belittle, in slang |  |  | 
          
            | Course beginner |  |  | 
          
            | "The Big ___," 1990 film |  |  | 
          
            | Persephone's spouse |  |  | 
          
            | Underworld god |  |  | 
          
            | God of the lower world |  |  | 
          
            | Asunder: Prefix |  |  | 
          
            | Pluto |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with play or band |  |  | 
          
            | Pluto, to Pompey |  |  | 
          
            | Roman underworld god |  |  | 
          
            | Princess' namesakes |  |  | 
          
            | Apart: Prefix |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix for play or band |  |  | 
          
            | God of the underworld |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with array or robe |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with prove or solve |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with place or grace |  |  | 
          
            | Not: Prefix |  |  | 
          
            | Pluto, to Romans |  |  | 
          
            | Hades, in Roman myth. |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with arm and band. |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix denoting separation. |  |  | 
          
            | Away: Prefix. |  |  | 
          
            | Speak ill of |  |  | 
          
            | Denigrate, in the hood |  |  | 
          
            | Pluto. |  |  | 
          
            | Defame |  |  | 
          
            | Bad-mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Apart: Prefix. |  |  | 
          
            | Reverse: Prefix |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix of negation. |  |  | 
          
            | Roman counterpart of Pluto. |  |  | 
          
            | Roman Pluto. |  |  | 
          
            | Deprive of: Prefix. |  |  | 
          
            | Opposite: Prefix. |  |  | 
          
            | Negative prefix. |  |  | 
          
            | Not: Prefix. |  |  | 
          
            | Prefix with obey or order. |  |  | 
          
            | Greek Pluto |  |  | 
          
            | Common prefix. |  |  | 
          
            | The Roman Pluto. |  |  | 
          
            | Roman name for Pluto. |  |  | 
          
            | Underworld god. |  |  |