Last seen in:
- The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 7779
- Irish Times (Simplex) - Sep 7 2018
- The Chronicle of Higher Education - Mar 10 2017
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 14,540 - Dec 14 2016
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 13,727 - May 8 2014
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 6337 - March 1, 2014
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 13,630 - Jan 15 2014
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 5409 - March 12, 2011
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Jumbo 323 - March 7, 2009
Related Clues:
- Small host putting everyone off, being obsequious
- Sycophantic
- Fawning organisation cut free around America
- Like an emcee who's overdoing it
- Insincerely charming
- Smug and ingratiating
- Like a yes-man
- Obsequious warrant officer with the forces
- Slimily ingratiating
- Flattering extremely slim host
- Obsequious warrant-officer and his military force
- Oily sergeant major leading troops
- Leaving university, count us, sadly, as sycophantic
- Butters up Lord, being this?
- Ingratiating, writing back to host