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

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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALAPROP Mrs __, character from The Rivals who often misspeaks with occasionally comic effect (8) (8)
5% MRS MALAPROP The misspeaking character in The Rivals by Sheridan (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 11, 2023
4% TESTED Known to be effective (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
4% TOM Hanks who played Mr. Rogers (3) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
4% SLUR Legato effect (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
4% RARE Very occasional (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 12, 2025
4% STU Disco ___ (character from "The Simpsons") (3)
4% USES Puts into effect (4) Universal Oct 12, 2025
4% SNOW Lake-effect ___ (4) Universal Oct 11, 2025
4% WEE Paul Reubens' fictional comic character, Pee-___ Herman (3)
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