Expressing contempt or derision (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCORNFUL Expressing contempt or derision (8) (8)
10% BOOED Expressed contempt (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 12, 2025
10% SNEER Derisive expression (5) Universal Sep 26, 2025
8% SCORN Derision (5) Universal Oct 22, 2025
7% SNORT Sound of derision (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2025
7% SCOFFING Carol keeping company with two females expressing derision (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
7% CAD Contemptible man (3) Commuter Oct 25, 2025
7% SNORTS Sounds of laughter or derision (6) USA Today Oct 24, 2025
7% NUKE "____ the fridge", derisive expression derived from the fourth Indiana Jones film (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 24, 2025
7% BOO Cry of derision (3) The Times Concise Oct 9, 2025
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