Oscar Wilde may have said it is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IMITATION Oscar Wilde may have said it is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness (9)
3% SHAKES No great ____, mediocre (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
3% PAAR Jack who said "Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery" (4)
2% FERAL Wild (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 27, 2025
2% OSCAR Wilde (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 27, 2025
2% ONESELF "To love ___ is the beginning of a lifelong romance": Oscar Wilde (7) New York Times Nov 26, 2025
2% EATSITUP Delights in the flattery, maybe (8) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
2% TOOLKIT What may have multiple levels (7) Newsday Nov 22, 2025
2% IMPORTANCE Second word in the title of an Oscar Wilde play (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 14, 2025
2% EERIE Creepy in Great Lake, it's said (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 8, 2025
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