Attempt To Impress As In Conversation Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	verb • refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
	34%	8		A failed attempt to impress or attract attention
	noun • the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion • a complete or conspicuous failure
	34%	10		An attempt to impress or deceive others by appearing more important or knowledgeable
	noun • a false or unsupportable quality • the advancing of a claim • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

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New York Times22 Sep 1999	Down 2
New York Times29 Mar 1995	Across 40
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