(& 17-down) Be contemptuous, turn them over and fertilise? (5,4,4,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREATTHEM (& 17-down) Be contemptuous, turn them over and fertilise? (5,4,4,4) (9)
5% SARCASTIC Contemptuously ironic (9) Commuter Oct 18, 2025
5% SMILE "Turn that frown upside down!" (5) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
5% DENY Turn down, as a request (4)
5% FLIP Turn over, as a flapjack (4) Universal Oct 4, 2025
5% MALFUNCTION See 17 Down (11) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 1, 2025
5% ANEW Turn over __ leaf (4) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
5% INVERTS Turns upside-down (7) Commuter Sep 17, 2025
5% SNEER Contemptuous look (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 15, 2025
5% UPENDED Turned over (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
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