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% POISE Coolness under pressure (5) USA Today Dec 3, 2025
3% DRAGOON Put pressure on Doctor Milligan? (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
2% INGE Playwright William (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 12, 2025
2% PIRANHA Notorious school, one governed under pressure, has closed early (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 12, 2025
2% GBS Pygmalion playwright's initials (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
2% PUTTER Golf club, say, under pressure (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Dec 10, 2025
2% BENEATH Under (7) The Times Concise Dec 9, 2025
2% SPURN Contemptuously reject inducement close to corruption (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
2% PAYEE Receiver always under pressure before end of game (5) The Times Cryptic Dec 8, 2025

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