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Puffed Up Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SMUG which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer is "SMUG" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
  • verb
  • • To make smug, or spruce.
  • • To seize; to confiscate.
  • • To hush up.
  • adjective
  • • Irritatingly pleased with oneself, offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.
  • • Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She wore a smug smile after winning the contest."
  • • "The politician had a smug look on his face during the debate."

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New York Times09 Mar 2024 Across 39
New York Times13 Jan 2023 Across 41
New York Times09 Jul 2020 Across 66
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