| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Derogatory | The Telegraph Quick | 10 Nov 2022 |
| Depreciating profits evident originally, steps quickly taken to catch old scoundrel | ||
| Insult old wretch interrupting games and dance | The Telegraph Toughie | 30 Mar 2018 |
| Making derogatory comment: 'Minimum of tension in conflation of opera and jive' | ||
| First of jokes penned by poet I rave about is insulting | ||
| A disparaging word for poor Private Joe | The Times Cryptic | 22 Jun 2016 |
| Belittling | ||
| Disparaging | ||
| Deprecatory | ||
| Disparaging. | ||
| A disparaging word, such as poetaster. |