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Showy Decoration Crossword Clue

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

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noun

• a showy decoration that is basically valueless

• a thread with glittering metal foil attached

verb

• impart a cheap brightness to

• adorn with tinsel

• interweave with tinsel

31%6 A gaudy or showy decoration
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29%8 Cheap and showy decoration or ornament
noun

• ornamental objects of no great value

adjective satellite

• tastelessly showy

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We think the answer is "" which means:

    noun
  • • A showy decoration that is basically valueless
  • • A thread with glittering metal foil attached
  • verb
  • • Impart a cheap brightness to
  • • Adorn with tinsel
  • • Interweave with tinsel
  • adjective
  • • Glittering, later especially superficially so; gaudy, showy.

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
The Guardian Quick15 Jun 2016 Across 13
New York Times04 Jun 1984 Across 49
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