Pretentious type is sorry for work backfiring Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POSEUR Pretentious type is sorry for work backfiring (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 23, 2019
3% IMPENITENT Not sorry (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
2% WHO "Sorry to this man" (3) The Atlantic Mar 13, 2026
2% ETHIC Work ___ (5) USA Today Mar 13, 2026
2% LORDSPRAYER Pedlar sorry for changing invocation (5,6) (11) The Sun Two Speed Mar 12, 2026
2% SORT Type (4) Commuter Mar 10, 2026
2% RATIO 6:7, for example (sorry, parents) (5) New York Times Midi Mar 10, 2026
2% ADAGE "Better safe than sorry," e.g. (5) LA Times Mini Mar 9, 2026
2% LAH ___-di-dah (pretentious) (3)
2% PITIES Feels sorry for (6) Thomas Joseph Mar 4, 2026

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