… and in speech, regretted offensive … (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUDE … and in speech, regretted offensive … (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
8% RUE Regret (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 3, 2026
8% DEPLORE Regret (7) Thomas Joseph Jul 30, 2026
8% RUED Regretted offensive sound (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic May 30, 2026
7% LISP Speech impediment (4) The Telegraph Quick Aug 1, 2026
7% ATTACK Go on the offensive (6)
7% DRAWL Slow speech (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 30, 2026
7% ERS Speech stumbles (3) Wall Street Journal Jul 29, 2026
7% ODIUM Offensiveness, hatred (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 27, 2026
7% ALAS Cry of regret (4) Newsday Jul 22, 2026

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