Polite denial
The crossword clue "Polite denial" is answered by NOSIR, a 5-letter entry. Used 39 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NOSIR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NOSIR answer page.
Used 39 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 17 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.
- NODEAR (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for NOSIR
Every other clue in this collection answered by NOSIR, most used first.
- Polite refusal - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Polite - CIVIL, used 37 times
- Less polite - RUDER, used 29 times
- More polite - NICER, used 21 times
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