Seems less impressive, so to speak Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Seems less impressive, so to speak featured in New York Times puzzle on January 2, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PALES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PALES Seems less impressive, so to speak (5) New York Times Jan 2, 2026
7% APPARENTLY So it seems (10) (10) Puzzler Dec 16, 2025
6% SUNK Bankrupt, so to speak (4)
6% SMUSHES Flattens, so to speak (7) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
6% OBEYS Falls in line, so to speak (5) New York Times Mini Dec 17, 2025
6% ROUGHSPOT Pickle, so to speak (9) Universal Dec 13, 2025
6% END Ax, so to speak (3) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
6% ABCS Basics, so to speak (4) TV Dec 7, 2025
6% TOLD Sang, so to speak (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025
6% AGES A million years, so to speak (4) New York Times Dec 2, 2025

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