Obsequious host backs officer |
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Fulsome, slick (6) |
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Glib, sycophantic (6) |
Puzzler |
25 Jan 2024 |
Unpleasantly suave sergeant major followed by his men (6) |
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Bootlicking troops follow sergeant major (6) |
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“In Oppley they’re smart, and in Stouch they’re ____, but Midwich folk are just plain barmy’ (John Wyndham) |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
19 Nov 2023 |
Overly flattering |
USA Today |
14 Aug 2023 |
Occasionally, some soldiers are a bit creepy |
Irish Times Crosaire |
29 Apr 2023 |
Fawning host supporting sadomasochism |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Apr 2023 |
Oily sump regularly scrubbed by troops |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Nov 2022 |
Sycophantic |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Apr 2022 |
Bootlicking soldiers following Sergeant Major |
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Overly ingratiating |
Newsday |
21 Jan 2022 |
Unctuous host pursuing controlling sex |
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Sergeant major facing soldiers? One's unlikely to be this! |
The Guardian Quiptic |
22 Nov 2021 |
Sergeant major facing soldiers? One's unlikely to be this! |
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Overly flattering |
Universal |
24 Apr 2021 |
Overly flattering |
Newsday |
31 Jan 2021 |
Oily stuff's running to the left of me |
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Bootlicking Sergeant-Major leading his men? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Oct 2020 |
Smugly flattering |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2020 |
Excessively flattering (R, not L) |
The Times Concise |
07 Jul 2020 |
Nauseatingly suave |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Feb 2020 |
Unctuous sergeant-major with soldiers |
The Sun Two Speed |
22 Feb 2020 |
Flattering, in an oily way |
USA Today |
19 Sep 2019 |
Flattering, in a greasy way |
USA Today |
31 Aug 2019 |
Bootlicking troops trailing officer |
The Telegraph Toughie |
30 May 2019 |
Being obsequious would put Mrs May off |
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Slick sergeant-major facing soldiers |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Feb 2019 |
Flattering, in a greasy way |
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Flattering, in an oily way |
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Obsequious in writing about host |
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Obsequious sergeant-major and his sphere of influence |
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Obsequious host following modern miss around |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Dec 2017 |
Ingratiating school-mistress in borders of Surrey |
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Unctuous |
The Times Concise |
18 May 2017 |
Small nice guy forces type of behaviour that's ingratiating locally |
Irish Times Crosaire |
31 Mar 2017 |
Flattering, in an insincere way |
USA Today |
17 Feb 2017 |
Unpleasantly and excessively suave |
Family Time |
31 Oct 2016 |
Obsequious |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Apr 2016 |
Sycophantic |
LA Times Daily |
23 May 2015 |
Sycophantic |
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Unctuous |
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Obsequious warrant officer with the forces |
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Cloyingly flattering |
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Like an emcee who's overdoing it |
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Too flattering |
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Overly flattering |
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Overly ingratiating |
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Full of false praise |
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Excessively flattering |
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Ingratiatingly earnest |
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Excessively flattering |
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Excessively flattering |
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Unctuous |
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Flattering, in an oily way |
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Hypocritically earnest |
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Unctuous |
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Flattering, in an oily way |
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Hypocritically earnest |
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Unctuous |
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Fulsomely flattering |
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