The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CHARMLESS
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More clues leading to the result CHARMLESS
- Charlie — hurting no one, appealing to no one?
- Spell not so much and unappealing
- Dour, cold safe
- Conservative leader, safe but unattractive
- Unappealing male in King Stephen, primarily
- Unattractive, like some bracelets?
- Clubs unobjectionable but devoid of attraction
- Unattractive, cold, and innocuous
- Lacking allure of impotent witch?
- Offensive wing left in game
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The straight part
We know that "appealing to no one" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case appealing to no one = charmless.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does CHARMLESS mean?
CHARMLESS adjective- (of character) unpleasant, unappealing, lacking charm