The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NOSIR , but the solution may also be NO, SIR which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Polite denial crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOSIR | 54 % | 5 |
| NOMAAM | 35 % | 6 |
| NO, SIR | 4 % | 7 |
| NOTI | 4 % | 4 |
| NODEAR | 4 % | 6 |
Why may NO-SIR be the right solution?
The answer "NO, SIR" is the right solution because it is a polite way to decline or refuse something, while still showing respect by addressing the person as "sir."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Polite denial
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- refusal
- rejection
- declination
- decline
- disrespectful
- regret
- regrets
- adieu
- afraid
- bow
- deference
- elegant
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NOSIR
- Emphatic turndown
- "Uh-uh!"
- Respectful refusal
- Polite refusal
- Recruit's response
- General reply
- Plebe's answer
- Grunt's denial
- Emphatic denial
- Private remark?
More clues leading to the result NOMAAM
- Dude ranch demurral
- Polite denial
- Turndown from Sgt. Friday
- Emphatic refusal
- Reply from Sgt. Friday
- Polite refusal
- Polite turndown
- Courteous refusal to a woman
- Another private reply?
- Respectful reply
More clues leading to the result NO, SIR
More clues leading to the result NOTI
- Wasn't me!
- Answer to "Who did it?"
- Words of denial
- Reply to the Little Red Hen
- "Don't look at me!"
- "Don't look at me"
- "It wasn't me!"
- "The Little Red Hen" response
- "Wasn't me"
- Stiff denial