| Show obsequious deference |
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| Act in an excessively subservient manner (6) |
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| Scrape pan from Asia, turning to wife |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Scrape pan from Asia, turning to wife (6) |
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| Be bent on showing traditional Oriental respect (6) |
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| Bow and scrape |
The Guardian Speedy |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Grovel, fawn (6) |
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| Act subserviently |
Puzzler Backwords |
10 Feb 2024 |
| Be servile towards (6) |
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| Show fawning deference |
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| Defer obsequiously (to) |
The Times Concise |
20 Sep 2023 |
| Knock out with weight — ouch! Fall on the floor? |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Nov 2022 |
| To perform an act of servile respect |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
15 May 2022 |
| Fawn and bovine, spoken of – could be two |
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| Grovel, offering punch and whiskey to wife |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Jan 2022 |
| Try to gain favour by flattery |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Nov 2021 |
| Do some groveling |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Aug 2021 |
| Knock out with a tug, and bow |
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| Fawn King has reaction to a sudden pain linked to pull |
Irish Times Crosaire |
24 May 2021 |
| Old Chinese gesture of deference |
The Times Concise |
11 Mar 2021 |
| Historic demonstration of reverence in eastern Asia |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Gesture of submission |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jul 2020 |
| Wife took out a little whip! Kneel submissively |
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| Behave obsequiously |
The Guardian Speedy |
03 May 2020 |
| Flip pan, draw and suck up |
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| Kneel to show respect |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Kneel in submission |
The Times Concise |
11 Dec 2018 |
| Act obsequiously |
New York Times |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Savvy town's new leaders fall down to act the toady |
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| Grovel |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Apr 2018 |
| Act obsequiously |
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| Bow and knock out with two blows |
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| Suck up |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Apr 2017 |
| Bow obsequiously |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Oct 2016 |
| Abase oneself |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Feb 2016 |
| Bow in a servile manner |
Universal |
20 Dec 2015 |
| Fawn |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Sep 2015 |
| Bow in a servile manner |
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| Fawningly defer (to) |
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| Submit |
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| Grovel |
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| *Act deferentially |
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| Show deference |
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| Bow and scrape |
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| Bow and scrape |
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| Bow and scrape |
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| Display deference |
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| Show complaisance |
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| Display deference |
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| Show servility |
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| Be a bootlicker |
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| Show deep respect (to) |
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| Show servility |
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| Show servility |
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| Act like a toady |
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| Act deferentially |
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| Apple-polish |
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| Act the toady |
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| Act the toady |
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| Be obsequious |
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| Truckle |
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| Be obsequious (to) |
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| Show complaisance |
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| Obsequious gesture |
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| Act the toady |
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| Constantly defer (to) |
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| Grovel |
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| Bow and scrape |
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| Bow (to) |
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| Act obsequiously |
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| Servilely defer (to) |
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| Be servile (to) |
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| Defer (to) |
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| Fawn |
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| Show deference |
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| Sign of obeisance. |
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| Bow of respect. |
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| Pay homage. |
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| Be subservient: Colloq. |
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| Act obsequiously. |
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| Treat with obsequious deference. |
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