Contemptuous expression puts playwright under pressure Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PSHAW Contemptuous expression puts playwright under pressure (5) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 12, 2022
3% SANGFROID Coolness under pressure if tussling with dragons (9) The Times Cryptic Sep 6, 2025
3% SPURNED Rejected contemptuously (7) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2025
3% AEROSOL Producer of Hairspray under pressure? (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
3% APLOMB Composure under pressure (6) New York Times Aug 31, 2025
3% PLOUGHMAN Mere mortal under pressure to be a groundbreaker? (9) The Times Sunday Cryptic Aug 31, 2025
3% NERVE Cheek; coolness under pressure (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 6, 2025
3% BUCKLED Gave way under pressure (7) Wall Street Journal Jul 26, 2025
3% PANIC Opposite of grace under pressure (5)
2% PREHEATS Warms up beforehand, concerned with preliminary races under pressure (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 6, 2025

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