Air-kiss, welcoming a popular contemporary followed by bore Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Air-kiss, welcoming a popular contemporary followed by bore featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on December 12, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PAININTHENECK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAININTHENECK Air-kiss, welcoming a popular contemporary followed by bore (13) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 12, 2025
5% HOHUM Boring (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
5% MUAH Air-kiss sound (4) Commuter Dec 2, 2025
5% MODERN Contemporary (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 26, 2025
5% CAM Kiss ___ (3) New York Times Nov 23, 2025
5% PAINTER Father welcoming popular artist (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 22, 2025
5% MWAH Air kiss sound (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
5% DULL Boring (4) Universal Nov 5, 2025
4% ALOHA "Welcome to Waikiki!" (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
4% GREET Welcome (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 7, 2025

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