Maybe like a microphone trick to smother insolence (4-2) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLIPON Maybe like a microphone trick to smother insolence (4-2) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 11, 2025
6% OVERBEAR Smother (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 4, 2025
6% WET Like a burrito smothered in sauce (3) USA Today Sep 17, 2025
5% OLLIE Skateboard trick (5) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
5% RUSE Trick (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025
5% EMILE Microphone inventor ___ Berliner (5) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
5% SORE Like some losers, maybe (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 14, 2025
5% OBOE Gong smothers old instrument (4) (4) The Guardian Quiptic Nov 9, 2025
5% TREAT "Trick or __!" (5) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
5% ONHIGH Like an extremely hot stovetop, maybe (6) The Atlantic Oct 28, 2025

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