Hackneyed - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'hackneyed' is the definition. (I've seen this in another clue) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for stale that I've seen before include "No longer take" , "Mouldy or hackneyed" , "Musty - out of date" , "Musty or hackneyed" , "past the sell-by date" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror, the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Times, the Evening Standard, The Independent, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph.

'hackneyed' is the definition. (I've seen this in another clue) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for banal that I've seen before include "'Trite, time-worn (5)'" , "Trite or fatuous" , "Old hat" , "Uninspiring" , "tired" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror, the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Times, the Evening Standard, The Independent, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph.

'hackneyed' is the definition. (I've seen this in another clue) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for corny that I've seen before include "Over-sentimental; trite" , "Not original" , "Platitudinous" , "Cheesy" , "Trite, sentimental" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror, the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Times, the Evening Standard, The Independent, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph.

'hackneyed' is the definition. (synonyms) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for threadbare that I've seen before include "Shabby" , "poor" , "deprived of nap" , "cliche-ridden" , "Frayed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

'hackneyed' is the definition. (I've seen this in another clue) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for old hat that I've seen before include "Out of fashion, like ancient headgear" , "Stale - out of date" , "Antediluvian" , "Victorian Balmoral could be" , "A tediously familiar thing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

'hackneyed' is the definition. (I've seen this in another clue) This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for old that I've seen before include "Long in the tooth" , "Advanced in years" , "Senescent" , "Long-established" , "Venerable" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

'hackneyed' is the definition. (I've seen this in another clue) This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for cliche that I've seen before include "Hackneyed idea, plot etc" , "tired expression" , "Banal phrase" , "Hackneyed phrase, boring through repetition" , "Tired 21/12 [TURN OF PHRASE]" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Times and The Sunday Times.

(Other definitions for cheesy that I've seen before include "broad?" , "characteristic of a fondue?" , "Like some food offered on board" , "like others on the board?" , "Cheap, low quality" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Hackneyed (5)