Answer: PEDANTRY
The answer PEDANTRY has 38 possible clues. See the results below.
Possible Clues:
- Unnecessary formality
- Nit-picking editor brought in to criticise essay
- Ostentatious academicism
- Nit-picking fellow going into favourite lines
- Fastidiousness comes from editor stuck in room
- Opens epicurean dips in food store with excessive attention to detail
- Still room to absorb education that's hair-splitting
- Den party (anag.)
- Criticise essay in which journalist's shown dogmatism
- Nit-picking editor briefly in small room off kitchen?
Last seen in:
- The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28405
- The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1672
- Newsday.com - Mar 1 2019
- The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27286
- The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26901
- Irish Times (Crosaire) - Mar 27 2017
- The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,083 - Jan 2 2017
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 28,257 - Oct 28 2016
- The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,833 - Jan 31 2016
- The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,501 - Nov 17 2015