Tendency to overcompensate for a perceived shortcoming Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAPOLEONCOMPLEX Tendency to overcompensate for a perceived shortcoming (15)
2% UNSEEN Not observed or perceived (6) (6) Mirror Classic Nov 12, 2025
2% BOSSINESS What strong leadership may be perceived as (9) New York Times Nov 9, 2025
2% LEFTIST European newspaper in catalogue showing socialist tendencies (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 4, 2025
2% SEEN Perceived (4) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
2% TREND General tendency (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 2, 2025
2% ESPY Perceive from afar (4) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
2% PEPPERMINTPATTY "Peanuts" character with a tendency to sleep through class (15) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2025
2% DISCERNS Perceives senior detective's cold weirdness periodically (8) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 29, 2025
2% INERTIA I retain odd tendency to do nothing (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
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