| Offensively self-satisfied | Puzzler Backwords | 31 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied heartless dragon in children's story | The Telegraph Toughie | 07 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Small face is conceited (4) | Mirror Cryptic | 03 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied (4) | Mirror Quick | 03 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Overly confident | Puzzler Backwords | 24 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Overly confident | Newsday | 02 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Overly proud | LA Times Daily | 13 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Small face is conceited (4) | Mirror Cryptic | 08 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied (4) | Mirror Quick | 08 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Overconfident | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | LA Times Daily | 29 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Pleased with yourself! (4) | Puzzler | 25 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory | Universal | 15 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou (4) | Puzzler | 05 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Telegraph Quick | 04 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Sticks it up with offensive self-complacency (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory | New York Times | 19 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Samsung's occasionally over-confident (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent organ (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Contrabandist isn't half pleased with himself (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself | Wall Street Journal | 05 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou | Puzzler Backwords | 04 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | High-and-mighty | New York Times | 02 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 01 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Conceited | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 22 May 2025 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied Greek character in outskirts of Strasbourg (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Overconfident | Eugene Sheffer | 08 May 2025 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Thomas Joseph | 07 May 2025 | 
          
            | Overly self-important | USA Today | 02 May 2025 | 
          
            | Over-confident | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Overly confident | Puzzler Backwords | 27 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied, say |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Telegraph Quick | 14 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Pompous mule half-straying (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Cocky about the Bob's cup (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Second sucker is complacent (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent or self-congratulatory (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself, sticks it back (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Quietly arrogant |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied head of school, a gullible person (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyingly superior |  |  | 
          
            | Like someone making a 😏 face, often |  |  | 
          
            | Start to spurn fool of a self-satisfied nature (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Sun Two Speed | 22 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Son, fool, too confident | The Sun Two Speed | 22 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Insufferably self-confident |  |  | 
          
            | Glues things up, being too self-satisfied (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Very pleased with oneself (rhymes with "slug") |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent about receding gums (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Telegraph Quick | 21 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Excessively pleased with oneself | The Times Concise | 18 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Complacent son features |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent or self-satisfied (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Showing excessive pride |  |  | 
          
            | Conceited introduction of smiley face |  |  | 
          
            | Conceited | USA Today | 18 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Overly proud of small face (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 09 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | With satisfied smile, part of mouth shown up (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Like some gods | LA Times Daily | 06 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Overly satisfied with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent dentist may examine these using a mirror (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Mugs can be complacent (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Like an "I told you so!" look |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied (4) | The Guardian Speedy | 03 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Sticks up, looking complacent (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent, self-satisfied | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 22 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself (4) | The Guardian Quick | 08 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Gums up through being complacent (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Bob has face that's self-satisfied (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Arrogant | Universal | 24 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Universal | 15 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Overly confident with small tankard (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent when some urge only intermittently appears | The Telegraph Toughie | 12 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Obnoxiously self-satisfied (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent | Mirror Tea Time | 26 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Full of oneself | Newsday | 25 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Mugs (anag.) (4) | The Guardian Quick | 22 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Complacent | Mirror Tea Time | 31 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Full of oneself | New York Times | 31 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Sticks up for superior (4) | The Guardian Cryptic | 23 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Quite pleased with oneself | New York Times | 22 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Universal | 04 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Hardly humble | Wall Street Journal | 11 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Overly self-satisfied | USA Today | 09 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Complacent | Mirror Tea Time | 02 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Why so self-complacent about smashing the mugs? |  |  | 
          
            | Overly pleased with one's abilities |  |  | 
          
            | Sell-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied (4) | The Guardian Speedy | 19 May 2024 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Telegraph Quick | 18 May 2024 | 
          
            | Arrogantly self-satisfied (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Too pleased with oneself as one sticks it back (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Excessively complacent (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Starts setting more unattainable goals and becomes self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Sticks around looking complacent (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Overly confident | Newsday | 30 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | LA Times Daily | 28 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Offensively self-satisfied | Puzzler Backwords | 26 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | High-and-mighty | LA Times Daily | 21 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied, say |  |  | 
          
            | Break the mugs but remain offensively self-complacent (4) |  |  | 
          
            | First hint of scrapper's face becoming puffed up (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied sixth contestant gets cup |  |  | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou | Puzzler Backwords | 20 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Overly self-satisfied | Commuter | 18 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | To hush up (sl) (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | USA Today | 16 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory fool behind last of ventures (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied with what's holding the teeth back (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Offensively self-complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Puffed up | New York Times | 09 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Too happy with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Excessively self-satisfied (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent, having things to chew around (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Sticks up when smirking? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Overly confident at back of Grapes with tankard (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Self-confident and then some | LA Times Daily | 05 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Times Concise | 19 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied gums up (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied (4) | Puzzler | 07 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Complacent | The Telegraph Quick | 04 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Overconfident | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Showing excessive pride |  |  | 
          
            | Pleased with yourself! (4) | Puzzler | 24 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Needing lowering | Newsday | 16 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied sergeant major outwardly unappealing | The Guardian Quiptic | 11 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied sergeant major outwardly unappealing (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied look is back on his face! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Thomas Joseph | 23 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Pleased with yourself! | Puzzler Backwords | 22 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself | Wall Street Journal | 21 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Annoyingly self-satisfied | Wall Street Journal | 18 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Finally loses cup being complacent | The Guardian Quiptic | 06 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Overly confident (4) | Puzzler | 05 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Too confident | Newsday | 29 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Complacent son, sucker | The Telegraph Cryptic | 09 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Listeners finally having got set on pleased with themselves? | The Times Cryptic | 28 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Superior's small cup | The Telegraph Cryptic | 20 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Sticks up for superior | The Guardian Cryptic | 18 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Annoyingly self-satisfied, say |  |  | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou | LA Times Daily | 02 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | USA Today | 31 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Like an "I told you so" look, say |  |  | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself | The Guardian Quick | 12 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | USA Today | 26 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Showing excessive pride |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | LA Times Daily | 06 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Sticks around being self-righteous | The Telegraph Cryptic | 26 May 2023 | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself | LA Times Daily | 22 May 2023 | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory | Universal | 17 May 2023 | 
          
            | Complacent son getting cup | The Times Cryptic | 01 May 2023 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | USA Today | 18 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Universal | 23 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Overconfident of one's ability | Family Time | 27 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Sticks around, complacent | The Guardian Cryptic | 16 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Too sure of oneself | LA Times Daily | 09 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Like a self-satisfied look |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | LA Times Daily | 30 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | USA Today | 29 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Showing excessive pride |  |  | 
          
            | Like a know-it-all | Universal | 24 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Like saying 'I told you so' | USA Today | 16 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | LA Times Daily | 13 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory | Wall Street Journal | 27 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory | The Guardian Quick | 26 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | New York Times | 15 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied son, fool | The Times Cryptic | 18 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | USA Today | 13 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Wall Street Journal | 01 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Superior sticks given a twirl | The Telegraph Toughie | 19 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Overly confident | LA Times Daily | 28 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Overconfident | Eugene Sheffer | 26 May 2022 | 
          
            | Like an "I told you so!" look |  |  | 
          
            | Like someone who says "I told you so!" |  |  | 
          
            | Self-righteous | The Guardian Quick | 26 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Wall Street Journal | 09 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | More than confident | Universal | 18 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | USA Today | 13 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Telegraph Quick | 03 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Overly self-satisfied | USA Today | 07 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Overconfident | Eugene Sheffer | 05 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied, giving sweets up | The Times Cryptic | 21 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Self-absorbed | LA Times Daily | 03 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Self-absorbed | The Washington Post | 03 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Universal | 07 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Needing deflating | Newsday | 12 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Times Concise | 12 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Way too self-satisfied | The Washington Post Sunday | 01 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Self-complacent | The Telegraph Quick | 10 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Complacent, son, gullible person | The Telegraph Cryptic | 05 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Overly confident guidance systems set up on the borders | Irish Times Crosaire | 28 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Conceited runner? Not half! |  |  | 
          
            | Extremely self-satisfied (anagram of "mugs") |  |  | 
          
            | Self-complacent | USA Today | 19 May 2021 | 
          
            | Cocksure | LA Times Daily | 11 May 2021 | 
          
            | Cocksure | The Washington Post | 11 May 2021 | 
          
            | Full of oneself | Family Time | 19 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Conceited runner? Not half! |  |  | 
          
            | Overconfident | Eugene Sheffer | 07 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory | USA Today | 24 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Universal | 06 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Displaying an overconfident smirk | Family Time | 31 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | USA Today | 15 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself | Wall Street Journal | 22 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Seem vacuous, posh, grand, complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Telegraph Quick | 11 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Times Concise | 05 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Conceited, sticks around |  |  | 
          
            | Apt to brag | Newsday | 04 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Very satisfied about oral tissues |  |  | 
          
            | Very pleased with oneself (rhymes with "bug") |  |  | 
          
            | Puffed up | New York Times | 09 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Conceited and self-satisfied | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 05 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Nick, American talks nonsense on reflection |  |  | 
          
            | Showing excessive pride |  |  | 
          
            | Sticks up for superior |  |  | 
          
            | Heads of some military units get complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Son, fool, too confident | The Sun Two Speed | 07 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Sun Two Speed | 07 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Self-righteous hints from gunsmiths | Irish Times Crosaire | 30 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Second simpleton self-satisfied | The Telegraph Cryptic | 15 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Highly self-satisfied (anagram of "mugs") |  |  | 
          
            | Son, Rob, too confident | The Sun Two Speed | 02 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Too confident | Newsday | 29 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Full of oneself | USA Today | 22 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself getting sweets back |  |  | 
          
            | Too big for one's britches | Universal | 07 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Highly self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Sticks around, being complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Cocksure | New York Times | 23 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Like someone who's excessively proud of himself |  |  | 
          
            | Sticks around, being self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent | The Telegraph Quick | 01 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Far beyond self-confident | Family Time | 15 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Much too confident | Newsday | 08 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Son, idiot, complacent | The Sun Two Speed | 26 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Overly complacent | Universal | 22 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou | New York Times | 15 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Too sure of oneself | LA Times Daily | 30 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Too sure of oneself | The Washington Post | 30 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Braggart-like | Newsday | 25 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Irritatingly self-satisfied | The Times Concise | 16 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Wall Street Journal | 16 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Steal from wrecks gone over |  |  | 
          
            | Sticks around, being complacent | The Sun Two Speed | 12 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Unpleasantly satisfied when turning sticks |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Thomas Joseph | 10 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Puffed-up | Universal | 04 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Overly complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Puffed-up |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Too big for one's britches |  |  | 
          
            | Full of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Full of oneself | The Telegraph Quick | 01 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Cocksure |  |  | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou |  |  | 
          
            | Too sure of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Spruce sticks sent over |  |  | 
          
            | Self-complacent | Universal | 22 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Obviously self-righteous | Universal | 04 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Complacent son, soft touch | The Telegraph Cryptic | 25 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | After first sign of success fool may become this? |  |  | 
          
            | Sticks up for being over-complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Very pleased with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Small Faces, briefly, could be arrogant | The Telegraph Cryptic | 16 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Self-important | Newsday | 12 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Fool after end of exams becoming complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | LA Times Daily | 30 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Washington Post | 30 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Too sure of oneself | Newsday | 24 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied son, gullible chap |  |  | 
          
            | Overly pleased with oneself | New York Times | 25 May 2018 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied when sweets maybe passed up |  |  | 
          
            | Way too confident | Universal | 16 May 2018 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | Family Time | 12 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Far from self-effacing | LA Times Daily | 05 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Far from self-effacing | The Washington Post | 05 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Much too self-confident | Family Time | 22 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Overly pleased with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Obviously self-righteous |  |  | 
          
            | Self-complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Way too confident |  |  | 
          
            | Self-righteous | LA Times Daily | 28 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Self-righteous | The Washington Post | 28 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Overly self-confident | Universal | 27 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Sticks around, being self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | New York Times | 07 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Offensively confident | The Washington Post Sunday | 01 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied fools moving closer to summit |  |  | 
          
            | Sticks up for superior |  |  | 
          
            | Highly self-satisfied | LA Times Daily | 11 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Highly self-satisfied | The Washington Post | 11 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself, having succeeded with attack |  |  | 
          
            | Singular idiot of a conceited nature |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied son, one taken for a fool | The Telegraph Cryptic | 16 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory | Family Time | 11 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Obnoxiously superior | Universal | 10 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 26 May 2017 | 
          
            | Like know-it-alls | New York Times | 18 May 2017 | 
          
            | Ultimately, self-righteous face shown to be this? | The Telegraph Cryptic | 11 May 2017 | 
          
            | Overconfident | Universal | 27 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Overconfident of one's ability | Family Time | 05 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Feeling superior | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 17 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Overly confident | Universal | 12 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Feeling superior | Wall Street Journal | 10 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Full of oneself | The Washington Post | 06 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Feeling superior |  |  | 
          
            | Overly self-confident |  |  | 
          
            | Overly confident |  |  | 
          
            | Obnoxiously superior |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Self-righteous |  |  | 
          
            | Highly self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Like know-it-alls |  |  | 
          
            | Conceited son supported by fool | The Telegraph Cryptic | 24 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Very pleased with oneself | Universal | 16 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Superior adhesive's used up |  |  | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 07 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Complacent | LA Times Daily | 31 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Son, one easily fooled, complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Self-important | USA Today | 05 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Needing a bringing-down | Newsday | 13 May 2016 | 
          
            | Excessively self-satisfied Southern simpleton |  |  | 
          
            | Beyond self-confident | Family Time | 10 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Overly confident | Newsday | 21 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Complacent | The Guardian Quick | 12 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Mouthy types upset by superior type | Irish Times Crosaire | 07 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou | Universal | 01 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou |  |  | 
          
            | Self-important |  |  | 
          
            | Very pleased with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory |  |  | 
          
            | Like an 'I told you so' look | New York Times | 31 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Puffed up | Newsday | 05 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Like a stuffed shirt? | USA Today | 30 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Like a stuffed shirt | The Washington Post | 08 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Sticks up for being self-satisfied | The Telegraph Cryptic | 12 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Complacent | Premier Sunday | 04 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Too confident | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Self-satisfied son, sucker | The Telegraph Cryptic | 01 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Conceited with second cup |  |  | 
          
            | Like a stuffed shirt | USA Today | 03 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Complacent | Eugene Sheffer | 19 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory | Universal | 07 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Thinking one is pretty hot stuff, say | New York Times | 08 May 2015 | 
          
            | Arrogant fool beyond witless, ultimately |  |  | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou | USA Today | 26 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Puffed up |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Very satisfied with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Like an "I told you so" look |  |  | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory |  |  | 
          
            | Like a stuffed shirt |  |  | 
          
            | Thinking one is pretty hot stuff, say |  |  | 
          
            | Like a stuffed shirt? |  |  | 
          
            | Like a stuffed shirt |  |  | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou |  |  | 
          
            | More than self-confident |  |  | 
          
            | Like one saying "I told you so!" |  |  | 
          
            | Overly confident |  |  | 
          
            | Overly content |  |  | 
          
            | Self-important |  |  | 
          
            | Highly self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Overly complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory |  |  | 
          
            | Too confident |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Far beyond confident |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied fool trailing soprano |  |  | 
          
            | Self-pleased |  |  | 
          
            | Needing lowering |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Like many a goody-goody |  |  | 
          
            | Overproud |  |  | 
          
            | Like a stuffed shirt |  |  | 
          
            | Too pleased with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Quite pleased with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Like the cat that swallowed the canary |  |  | 
          
            | Like the cat that swallowed the canary |  |  | 
          
            | Confident of one's superiority |  |  | 
          
            | Sticks up spruce |  |  | 
          
            | Overly confident |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Cocksure |  |  | 
          
            | Cocksure |  |  | 
          
            | Far from self-effacing |  |  | 
          
            | Too sure |  |  | 
          
            | Sticks around showing self-satisfaction |  |  | 
          
            | Filled with self-importance |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Overly self-assured |  |  | 
          
            | Like one with a shit-eating grin |  |  | 
          
            | Beyond self-confident |  |  | 
          
            | Satisfied with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Full of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Overweening |  |  | 
          
            | Contentedly confident and then some |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | More than self-confident |  |  | 
          
            | Full of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Overconfident |  |  | 
          
            | Too big for one's britches, say |  |  | 
          
            | Quite pleased with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Like a hotdog |  |  | 
          
            | Cocksure |  |  | 
          
            | Filled with self-importance |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Full of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Like a gloater |  |  | 
          
            | Like a gloater |  |  | 
          
            | Overly self-assured |  |  | 
          
            | Contentedly confident |  |  | 
          
            | Conceited |  |  | 
          
            | Full of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Self-important |  |  | 
          
            | Puffed up |  |  | 
          
            | Stuck-up |  |  | 
          
            | Priggish |  |  | 
          
            | Cocky |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Very pleased with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Self-complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Like a stuffed shirt |  |  | 
          
            | Highly self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Offensively satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Full of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Self-congratulatory |  |  | 
          
            | Too sure of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Feeling superior |  |  | 
          
            | Puffed up |  |  | 
          
            | Puffed up |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Confident to an extreme |  |  | 
          
            | Contentedly confident |  |  | 
          
            | Overconfident |  |  | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Self-pleased |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Stuffy |  |  | 
          
            | Overly complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Too sure of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Overconfident of one's ability |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Stuffy |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Confident of one's superiority |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | More than self-confident |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Holier-than-thou |  |  | 
          
            | Self-righteous |  |  | 
          
            | Self-righteously complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied, giving sweets up |  |  | 
          
            | Cocksure |  |  | 
          
            | Like a stuffed shirt? |  |  | 
          
            | Self-pleased |  |  | 
          
            | Like a stuffed shirt |  |  | 
          
            | Riding for a fall |  |  | 
          
            | Overproud |  |  | 
          
            | Self-righteous |  |  | 
          
            | Scornfully self-satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent |  |  | 
          
            | Self-righteous |  |  | 
          
            | Unbearably pleased |  |  | 
          
            | Conceited |  |  | 
          
            | Quite satisfied |  |  | 
          
            | Complacently proper. |  |  | 
          
            | Affectedly prim. |  |  | 
          
            | Self-content. |  |  | 
          
            | Tight. |  |  | 
          
            | Cocksure |  |  | 
          
            | Extremely proud of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | Like the cat that ate the canary. |  |  | 
          
            | Pleased with oneself. |  |  | 
          
            | Priggish. |  |  | 
          
            | Self satisfied. |  |  | 
          
            | Self-satisfied. |  |  | 
          
            | Complacent. |  |  | 
          
            | Too sure of oneself |  |  | 
          
            | On an ego trip |  |  |