Pretentious or empty talk (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLAPTRAP Pretentious or empty talk (8) (8)
10% GAS Empty talk (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 2, 2025
10% ROT Empty talk (3) Newsday Sep 4, 2025
9% MOI "Pretentious, ____?" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
9% HOTAIR Empty, pretentious talk (6) USA Today Jun 11, 2024
8% YAP Talk and talk and talk and talk (3)
8% DRAINED Emptied (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
7% RUNON Talk nonstop (5) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
7% SER Sun. talk (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 7, 2025
7% GIBBERED Talked senselessly (8) The Times Concise Nov 7, 2025
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