Skeptical sort
The crossword clue "Skeptical sort" is answered by CYNIC, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
CYNIC
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CYNIC answer page.
Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- NAYSAYER (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for CYNIC
Every other clue in this collection answered by CYNIC, most used first.
- Pessimist - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Skeptical person - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Diogenes, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Jaded sort - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Skeptical one - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Solitary sort - LONER, used 82 times
- Skeptical - LEERY, used 46 times
- Gossipy sort - YENTA, used 40 times
- Lazy sort - IDLER, used 20 times
- Selfish sort - TAKER, used 20 times
- Nosy sort - SNOOP, used 16 times
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