Unoriginal Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Wednesday, May 1, 2002 · 60-Across
Appeared in 3 New York Times Crosswords between February 2000 and May 2002.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · May 1, 2002 · 60-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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5 lettersUse ? for blanks. Example: C?S?O?
Other answers seen for this clue
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