Clues for the word "SYCOPHANT"
We've had 19 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 27 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on January 11, 2026.
Definition of sycophant
- n. - An informer; a talebearer.
- n. - A base parasite; a mean or servile flatterer; especially, a flatterer of princes and great men.
- v. t. - To inform against; hence, to calumniate.
- v. t. - To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously.
- v. i. - To play the sycophant.
Referring Clues
- Minion
- Lackey
- Apple-polisher
- Fawning flatterer
- Fawning parasite
- Toady
- Servile flatterer
- Old film buff is heard wanting time to creep
- Stony chap reformed, as he's trying to win favour
- I'm obsequious chap, stony broke
- One crawling out of Psycho shot with worker
- Phony acts broadcast by flatterer
- Mad psycho confronting social worker, a toady
- Extremely smarmy chap, not devious, as Uriah Heep, say
- Chap Tyson dealt with, a toady
- Toady, extremely smarmy chap, not replaced
- Uriah Heep persona
- *Acts phony
- We can tell the boss's assistant is a ___ because he always ___ (with 87-Across)
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - January 11, 2026
- Daily Quick - August 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 14, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 11, 2024
- Daily Quick - August 16, 2023
- LA Times - November 25, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - January 11, 2018
- Daily Quick - August 16, 2017
- Guardian Quick - July 28, 2017
- Guardian Quick - November 26, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - July 10, 2015
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 11, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - November 18, 2013
- Universal - November 11, 2012
- Guardian Everyman - July 29, 2012
- Guardian Everyman - September 11, 2011
- Guardian Quiptic - November 01, 2010
- Guardian Quick - December 18, 2009
- Guardian Speedy - September 07, 2008
- Universal - June 23, 2008
- Guardian Cryptic - April 24, 2007
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 05, 2005
- Washington Post - April 14, 2005
- Guardian Everyman - October 24, 2004
- Guardian Everyman - May 02, 2004
- Guardian Cryptic - February 11, 2003