City Planners Can Be A Letdown Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BATHOS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: BATHOS

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	6		Exact Match!
2	29%	13		Culminating in a big letdown
3	29%	10		Big letdown

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "BATHOS" which means:

noun

• Triteness or triviality of style
• Insincere pathos
• A change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

An example sentence would be:

• "The movie started out as a thrilling action-packed adventure, but it quickly descended into bathos with cheesy dialogue and predictable plot twists."
• "The play had a few moments of bathos when the actors struggled to deliver emotional lines convincingly."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source	#Number	Answer
The Guardian Cryptic07 Nov 2003	Across 9
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