The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ADULATORY
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More clues leading to the result ADULATORY
- Admiring area in appropriate manner, circling a hill
- For the biggest part blue, a Conservative is flattering
- Grown men unknown to welcome a flattering
- Admiring area properly, going round a hill
- A loud terrier discontented barking around a yard like a spaniel?
- Laud radical, a politician, praising more than is deserved
- Less than wholly grown up, a politician being complimentary
- Praising, almost completely, grown-up: a conservative
- Flattering article penned by a mostly uninspiring politician
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "flattering" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flattering = adulatory.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.
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What does ADULATORY mean?
ADULATORY adjective- Exhibiting adulation; overly flattering.