| Grandiose past carried by the wind (9) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
07 Oct 2025 |
| Pretentious maiden, say, hit on knight |
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| Exaggerated depiction of strained trumpet playing? |
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| Breakdown of nobler vow? That's exaggerated (9) |
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| Exaggerated part of speech spoken quietly? Working to smother that |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Dec 2024 |
| Past its prime, as the old trumpet is? (9) |
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| Inflated or pretentious ? (9) |
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| Umpire's call sounded excessive |
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| Inflated, exaggerated (9) |
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| Excessively pretentious |
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| Pretentious type of word common in Old Norse |
The Times Cryptic |
14 Jun 2023 |
| Exaggerated |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Mar 2023 |
| Excessive |
The Guardian Speedy |
23 Dec 2018 |
| Working to pen part of speech, mean to be pompous |
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| Excessive |
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| Excessive |
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| Excessive |
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| Like many stump speeches |
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| Like many stump speeches |
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| Pretentious |
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| Exaggerated |
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| Past full bloom |
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