Mrs __, character from The Rivals who often misspeaks with occasionally comic effect (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALAPROP Mrs __, character from The Rivals who often misspeaks with occasionally comic effect (8) (8)
6% ERR Misspeak (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 12, 2025
5% MRS MALAPROP The misspeaking character in The Rivals by Sheridan (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 11, 2023
4% ELLE Cosmo rival (4) Newsday Dec 4, 2025
4% NIKON Pentax rival (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 1, 2025
4% FSU Rivals of the Gators (3) TV Nov 30, 2025
4% NOWANDTHEN Occasionally (3,3,4) (10) Mirror Classic Nov 29, 2025
4% ULCER Complaint from public - Keir occasionally going missing (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
4% AMEX Visa rival (4) Newsday Nov 27, 2025
4% FOES Rivals or enemies (4)
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