Unctuous Crossword Clue
4 letters · New York Times · Thursday, August 29, 2013 · 42-Down
Appeared in 7 New York Times Crosswords between December 1994 and August 2013.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 29, 2013 · 42-Down · 4 letters
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unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
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- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, July 27, 1995.SMARMY6 lettersanswer page
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