Like the name Joy for a pessimist Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INAPT Like the name Joy for a pessimist (5) USA Today Sep 1, 2021
3% CYNIC Pessimist with regard to people's motives (5) The Times Concise Feb 7, 2026
3% HALFEMPTY Pessimist's description of a glass, perhaps (9) LA Times Daily Feb 4, 2026
3% NEGATIVE Minus; pessimistic (8) The Telegraph Quick Feb 3, 2026
3% DEFEATIST Pessimist (9) (9) Mirror Quick Jan 29, 2026
3% BEAR Stock-market pessimist (4) LA Times Mini Jan 28, 2026
3% GLEE Great joy (4) Newsday Jan 28, 2026
3% EXULT Jump and shout for joy (5) New York Times Jan 27, 2026
3% APT Like the name Robin for a birder (3) USA Today Jan 16, 2026
3% ELATION Great joy (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 15, 2026

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