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Cloying Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
MAWKISH which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
MAWKISH
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "MAWKISH" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Effusively or insincerely emotional adjective
- • Feeling sick, queasy.
- • Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
- • Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment; maudlin.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The movie was so mawkish that it made me cringe."
- • "I couldn't stand the mawkish love song they played at the wedding."
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| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| The Guardian Quick18 Jun 2007 | Down 3 | |
| New York Times11 Feb 1990 | Down 21 | |
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