Old as Methuselah, in a way Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Friday, October 25, 1996 · 19-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, October 25, 1996.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · October 25, 1996 · 19-Across · 5 letters
TRITE0 of 5 letters revealed
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
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