Crossword answer
UNCTUOUS
8 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 6 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, September 4, 2026
Letter pattern
UNCTUOUS
Clues that lead to UNCTUOUS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Smarmy (8)8The GuardianSep 4, 2026
Slippery8Evening StandardMay 29, 2026
Oily8Evening StandardJun 21, 2024
About UNCTUOUS in crosswords
UNCTUOUS is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 6 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Smarmy (8)” in the The Guardian crossword on September 4, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
ORTHODOXConventional (8)
COLOMBIACountry whose capital is Bogotá
VOCATIONCalling Victor over positively charged particle (8)
DRESSTIEAscot alternative
MESSTINSCookware for, possibly, Tommy and Mike, arranged in small sets
THIRSTEDWas hot (for)
MRMISTER1980s chart-topping band with a semi-duplicative name
AREYOUINCroupier's query
MATAHARIStage name of a Dutch exotic dancer executed as a German spy in World War I
BLOWPIPEAir-powered weapon (8)
OILDRILLPiece of crude machinery
KINDNESSBeneficence
LAWRENCED H __, author of Sons and Lovers (8)
OWLSNESTPlace where it's a hoot to raise a family?
Every appearance of UNCTUOUS (6)
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Sep 4, 2026
Smarmy (8) · The Guardian · 5 Down
May 29, 2026
Slippery · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jun 21, 2024
Oily · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 29, 2021
Slippery · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 17, 2020
Oily · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 4, 2018
Oily · Evening Standard · 4 Down