Pretentious words typically found in academic writing (and crosswords!) (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pretentious words typically found in academic writing (and crosswords!) (8) featured in Guardian Weekend puzzle on October 25, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INKHORNS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INKHORNS Pretentious words typically found in academic writing (and crosswords!) (8) (8) The Guardian Weekend Oct 25, 2025
5% GRID Crossword diagram (4) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 19, 2025
5% HONORS Academic distinctions (6) Universal Oct 18, 2025
5% HONOURSDEGREE Academic award (13) The Telegraph Quick Oct 11, 2025
5% MOI "Pretentious, ____?" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
5% CHAIR Academic position (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 2, 2025
5% UNIVERSITIES Academic institutions (12) The Telegraph Quick Sep 29, 2025
5% PENS Writes (4) Commuter Sep 29, 2025
5% GRIDS Crossword diagrams (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 25, 2025
5% ARTSY Culturally pretentious (5) Commuter Sep 23, 2025

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