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noun • triteness or triviality of style • insincere pathos • a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one | ||||||||
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Ludicrous Descent From The Elevated To The Banal Crossword Clue
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BATHOS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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BATHOS
Updated: July 31, 2024
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1 | 6 23 etc to call up among banal and pathetic plays
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31 Jul 2018 | The Guardian Cryptic / 31 Jul 2018 |
2 | An elevated or elevated road | |
3 | Deplore minimum of gravitas in almost entirely banal 14
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4 | Extremely banal operatic group
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Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
13 May 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 13 May 2023 |
6 | Having a single line of descent or derived from a single line of descent | |
7 | This rating would make "A" seem banal
The Guardian Quiptic -
22 Mar 2010 | The Guardian Quiptic / 22 Mar 2010 |
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