Polite denial Crossword Clue

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Polite denial Crossword Answer

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NOMAAM

(6 letters)

NOTI

(4 letters)

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

DENIAL (noun)
1. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
2. the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
POLITE (adjective)
1. marked by refinement in taste and manners
2. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

NOMAAM
(6 letters)
NOTI
(4 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

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IRONS

More WSJ Crossword (6/17/2026) Answers

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14. Thurman of “Pulp Fiction”

15. Occasion for donning a cucumber eye mask, perhaps

16. King Agnarr’s heir, in a 2013 Disney movie

17. Superficial stereotype of the 1980s (or the opposite of 23-Across?)

19. Singer LaBelle

21. Narrowest of margins

22. Kitty feed

23. Old-time trapper (or the opposite of 17-Across?)

26. Pod predators

27. Phanerozoic, e.g.

28. Bus. bigwig

31. Brunei’s Hassanal Bolkiah, for one

33. Ethel Mertz on “I Love Lucy” (or the opposite of 38-Across?)

35. List shortener

36. Remote

37. Sixth-largest lake in North America

38. Team assistant (or the opposite of 33-Across?)

41. Kin of a crepe

43. Miss identification?

44. Dipstick drips

45. Play to the nosebleeds

46. Amazonian superhero (or the opposite of 55-Across?)

49. Call from a catamaran

52. Start for space

55. “That’s rough, brah” (or the opposite of 46-Across?)

58. Leave the gate, say

59. “Anchors Aweigh” org.

60. Golf tee, e.g.

61. Fateful time for Caesar

62. Belonging to thee

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64. Lose color

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Down

1. Turn on the faucets, so to speak

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3. “Well, you should’ve gotten here sooner”

4. Crush or Squirt in “Finding Nemo,” e.g.

5. Tiguan or Trax

6. Missouri River basin natives

7. ___ Lama

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9. Wicca follower, e.g.

10. God who rode the eight-legged horse Sleipnir

11. Common e-commerce icon

12. Phillies slugger Schwarber

15. Delivery from the pulpit

18. Straight

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24. Khaki kin

25. Plus

28. Topping for San Diego-style fries

29. Make publishable

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32. Jazz home

33. Put down

34. The shark’s two-note theme in “Jaws,” e.g.

36. Got out of hand?

39. Milne marsupial

40. Offering two options

41. Munich-based automaker

42. Bird on Canadian coins

45. Eats dirt?

46. Bill of the Rolling Stones

47. Blow one's top

48. Vetoed

49. Border

50. “Can it!”

51. Upscale hotel chain

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56. Notable night

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