Excessive flattery
The crossword clue "Excessive flattery" is answered by SMARM, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SMARM
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMARM answer page.
Used 10 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 5 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.
- ADULATION (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SMARM
Every other clue in this collection answered by SMARM, most used first.
- Fawning flattery - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Unctuous flattery - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Insincere flattery - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- False flattery - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Gushing flattery - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Excessive - UNDUE, used 133 times
- Excessive enthusiasm - MANIA, used 54 times
- Excessive - ULTRA, used 15 times
- Excessive excitement - MANIA, used 13 times
- Excessive, as force - UNDUE, used 11 times
- Excessive interest - USURY, used 10 times
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