The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CORNY , but the solution may also be CANNED which is one of the most recent solution (1966 in New York Times).
Hackneyed: Slang crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CORNY | 50 % | 5 |
| CANNED | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hackneyed: Slang
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- corny
- canned
- bromide
- corn
- hack
- hacking
- hokum
- routine
- common
- old
- stale
- boilerplate
Crossword Answer definitions
CORNY adjective- Boring and unoriginal.
- Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
- Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.
- Containing corn; tasting well of malt.
- Tipsy; drunk
- Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result CORNY
- Like many an old joke
- Tiresomely unsubtle
- Cliché-ridden
- Trite and mawkish
- Trite, joke-wise
- Too earnest and old-school
- Unsophisticated
- Mawkishly sentimental
- Predictable, as humor goes
- Lacking subtlety