Pessimist showing limits to civility, not entirely pleasant Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CYNIC Pessimist showing limits to civility, not entirely pleasant (5) The Times Cryptic May 25, 2023
5% NICE Pleasant (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
4% NICER More pleasant (5) Newsday Oct 20, 2025
4% CAP Upper limit (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
4% STINT Limited assignment (5) New York Times Oct 18, 2025
4% WHOLE Entire (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2025
4% SKYS "The ___ the limit" (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
4% ELSE Something __ entirely (4) Newsday Oct 15, 2025
4% TESTED Pushed to the limit (6) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
4% CRADLE Birthplace, as of civilization (6) New York Times Oct 11, 2025

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