The Clue
Assertive tendencies (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EGOS
Tags
Notes
The answer EGOS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Conceits
Freud's I's
Minds' I's?
Personalities
Selves
Bruisable things
Clashing forces?
Freudian subjects
Hindrances to settlements
Ids' counterparts
Ids' relatives
Inflatable items
Inflatable things
Inflated heads
Self centers
Swelled heads
Teamwork thwarters
Things to stroke
Vanity cases?
Prima donna problems
Self-involved ones
Some are fragile
Some are inflated
Some are super
Sometimes they're super
They're big in Hollywood
Causes of some celebrity clashes
Self-important people, colloquially
Some are puffed up
These may take trips
They may clash on the set
They may need boosting
They're big for conceited folks
They're big on Wall Street
Things inflated with hot air?
They give people big heads
Washington has some big ones
Definition
EGO as a noun:
1. (ego, egotism, self-importance) = an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
2. (self, ego) = your consciousness of your own identity
3. (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind