Smiley, perhaps too nice, running to hug Mike Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Smiley, perhaps too nice, running to hug Mike last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 EMOTICON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMOTICON Smiley, perhaps too nice, running to hug Mike (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
5% LECARRE Smiley inventor (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 5, 2025
4% AIDE Maiden hugged assistant (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
4% MILD Not too spicy (4) Universal Jan 7, 2026
4% MEAN Not nice (4) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
4% GOOD "Too ___ to be true" (4)
4% FRENCH Nice language? (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 3, 2026
4% OTT Too much (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 1, 2026
4% ILIKE "Very nice!" (5) LA Times Mini Dec 30, 2025
4% ISNT "____ that nice!" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 27, 2025

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