Alain de Botton, for instance -- it sounds like he could be trying Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESSAYIST Alain de Botton, for instance -- it sounds like he could be trying (8) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 22, 2017
4% EXAMPLE Instance (7) The Telegraph Quick Mar 14, 2026
4% BRAYS Sounds like an ass (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 10, 2026
4% SNAP "Just like that" sound (4) LA Times Daily Mar 9, 2026
4% PHILOSOPHY Subject written about by Discipline writer Alain De Botton (10) The Times Specialist Sunday May 26, 2024
4% ALAIN Essayist de Botton (5)
3% HOTSAUCE Tabasco, for instance (8) Newsday Apr 1, 2026
3% HEAR Try judicially (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 1, 2026
3% DECIBEL Sound measure could be credible - not right! (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 31, 2026
3% DINOSAURS Ancient reptiles could produce a sound, sir? (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 31, 2026

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