Unctuous flattery
The crossword clue "Unctuous flattery" is answered by SMARM, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 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 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 6 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.
- SMOOTHTALK (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
- Excessive flattery - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- 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
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