Corruption, masked in flattery, disheartened the king Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADULTERATION Corruption, masked in flattery, disheartened the king (12) The Times Cryptic Mar 25, 2025
5% HIDE Mask (4) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
5% CAJOLES Persuades with flattery (7) New York Times Dec 22, 2025
5% SMOOTHTALK Spoon-fed flattery (10) Universal Dec 13, 2025
5% TAPE Masking __ (4) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
5% DAUNTED Disheartened (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 19, 2025
4% DEPRAVE Corrupt party led by deputy (7) The Times Cryptic Jan 14, 2026
4% ROAST Criticise a head of state caught in corruption (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
4% AMORAL A lesson is corrupt (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 4, 2026
4% NAT ____ King Cole (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 4, 2026

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