Fictitious Crossword Clue

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ASSUMED
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Taken for grantedCrossword Clue
Victoria’s finally amused about being taken for grantedCrossword Clue
FakeCrossword Clue
A small amount Koch took for grantedCrossword Clue
Took over Medusas snarlsCrossword Clue
Medusas sadly taken for grantedCrossword Clue
Bore took itCrossword Clue
Took as a givenCrossword Clue

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FABLED
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Celebrated — legendaryCrossword Clue
Perhaps like Sinbad, sailor put inside escapedCrossword Clue
Legendary great was unsurpassedCrossword Clue
StoriedCrossword Clue
Mythical female sailor went firstCrossword Clue
Fantastic sort of light: legendaryCrossword Clue
Legendary sailor ran off to the bordersCrossword Clue
Legendary sports chiefs close to club watch displayCrossword Clue
Well-known ace was captainCrossword Clue

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MADEUP
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
ImaginaryCrossword Clue
UntrueCrossword Clue
ReconciledCrossword Clue
FabricatedCrossword Clue
Resolved an argumentCrossword Clue
Very happy with politician embracing a top deal with European UnionCrossword Clue
… fabricated — very pleasedCrossword Clue
Fabricated clue for a cheeseCrossword Clue
Mended fencesCrossword Clue

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TALL
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Lofty – improbableCrossword Clue
Like a giant redwoodCrossword Clue
ToweringCrossword Clue
Like most NBA starsCrossword Clue
___ tale (unlikely story)Crossword Clue
High-riseCrossword Clue
Like many cagersCrossword Clue
Like most WNBA playersCrossword Clue

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UNREAL
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
"That's wild!"Crossword Clue
"Far out!"Crossword Clue
IncredibleCrossword Clue
PreposterousCrossword Clue
PretendCrossword Clue
IllusoryCrossword Clue
A French coin in Brazil? Thats fantasticCrossword Clue
Extraordinary numeral changed after subtraction of thousandCrossword Clue
Fantastic neural changesCrossword Clue

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APOCRYPHAL
10 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Of doubtful authenticityCrossword Clue
Questionable royal chap dancing around front of palaceCrossword Clue
Happy carol, treated as unauthenticatedCrossword Clue
A fake prophecy: 'Earth's lost metal' — it's doubtfulCrossword Clue
A fake prophecy: Earths lost metal - its doubtfulCrossword Clue
Approach case of leprosy with treatment of dubious validityCrossword Clue
What could make Carol happy is questionableCrossword Clue
Happy coral is damaged? That may not be trueCrossword Clue

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FALSE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"F" on a test, oftenCrossword Clue
"You're wrong!"Crossword Clue
Nothing capital university put together is wrongCrossword Clue
Not true!Crossword Clue
"Not so!"Crossword Clue
F on a finalCrossword Clue
Member goes after sham, failed presidential candidate – no need to panicCrossword Clue
Not at all trueCrossword Clue
UntrueCrossword Clue
ErroneousCrossword Clue

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IMAGINARY
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Non-existentCrossword Clue
By mistake, I am angry with institute - its not realCrossword Clue
Unreal, like the root of a negative numberCrossword Clue
Like some friends or numbersCrossword Clue
Im getting old, short and fairly regularly ignored - its not real!Crossword Clue
It's all in the head of one famous mother downing a ruinous drinkCrossword Clue
Mary taking a drink after I made upCrossword Clue
The setters ace trap - a set of lines thats not realCrossword Clue
Pretend one woman's astride anotherCrossword Clue
Pretend one womans astride anotherCrossword Clue

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PHANTOM
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
GhostCrossword Clue
SpectreCrossword Clue
Ghostly apparitionCrossword Clue
Ghost said supporter will accompany catCrossword Clue
Spectral horse in Xmas show medium attends?Crossword Clue
Apparition in seasonal show stealing hearts - Marleys headCrossword Clue
Ghost in Hampton wandering aboutCrossword Clue
Hard to penetrate top man, unusually shady figureCrossword Clue
Ghost from Hampton wandering aboutCrossword Clue

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UNTRUE
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
BaselessCrossword Clue
FalseCrossword Clue
Crooked furniture used regularlyCrossword Clue
Dishonest account, rued to some extentCrossword Clue
A French model by Parisian streets dishonestCrossword Clue
Deceitful and silly U-turn over EcstasyCrossword Clue
InaccurateCrossword Clue
If it is, dont you believe itCrossword Clue
False regret after relative's guillotinedCrossword Clue

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MYTHIC
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Brendan's almost impenetrable? That's not trueCrossword Clue
Crossword setter's not quite stupid or fabulousCrossword Clue
LegendaryCrossword Clue
Larger than lifeCrossword Clue
This compilers practically impenetrable? Not true!Crossword Clue
Legendary setters almost stupidCrossword Clue
Without foundationCrossword Clue
Fabled compiler's not entirely stupidCrossword Clue
Fabled compilers not entirely stupidCrossword Clue

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ANONYM
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unidentified personCrossword Clue
AliasCrossword Clue
Shortly the setters retiring - one wont reveal his identityCrossword Clue
Assumed monikerCrossword Clue
Soon switched my name, such as BrendanCrossword Clue
Soon switched my name, such as BrendanCrossword Clue
Assumed nameCrossword Clue
Soon, Gordon Bennett will return as an aliasCrossword Clue
One not identified turned up in academy - no nameCrossword Clue
Crummy no-name covering up one such?Crossword Clue

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NOMDEGUERRE
11 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Alias used in special circumstancesCrossword Clue
Assumed nameCrossword Clue
French pseudonymCrossword Clue
Carlos the Jackal, for oneCrossword Clue

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ROE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ v. WadeCrossword Clue
Pseudonym in a landmark legal caseCrossword Clue
Fish eggs in albapCrossword Clue
Briny delicacyCrossword Clue
Fish eggsCrossword Clue
Caviar, e.gCrossword Clue
___ v. WadeCrossword Clue
Eggs on top of toast SkagenCrossword Clue
Fish eggsCrossword Clue
Sushi roll toppingCrossword Clue

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ALIAS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The name Jane Doe, e.gCrossword Clue
Something to go by?Crossword Clue
Smith or Jones, sometimesCrossword Clue
Fake ID?Crossword Clue
Lewis Carroll, for Charles DodgsonCrossword Clue
Butch Cassidy, e.gCrossword Clue
Assumed nameCrossword Clue
Pen nameCrossword Clue
Cover nameCrossword Clue
Spy's assumptionCrossword Clue

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BLACKORCHID
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Ebony flowerCrossword Clue

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DOE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fawn's motherCrossword Clue
Mama deerCrossword Clue
Mama deerCrossword Clue
Female deerCrossword Clue
Mother of a joeyCrossword Clue
Female deerCrossword Clue
Mama deerCrossword Clue
Female in the forestCrossword Clue
Fawn's mamaCrossword Clue
Animal found on either end of a scaleCrossword Clue

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JOHNDOE
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Unnamed nameCrossword Clue
Anonymous plaintiffCrossword Clue
Guy in a suitCrossword Clue
"Toilet" ode composed by unknown AmericanCrossword Clue
Anonymous manCrossword Clue
Mr. XCrossword Clue
Mr. XCrossword Clue

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LEGREE
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Stowe villain SimonCrossword Clue
1852 literary villainCrossword Clue
Fictional symbol of brutalityCrossword Clue
Fictional villain SimonCrossword Clue
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" villain SimonCrossword Clue
Simon of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"Crossword Clue
Simon of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"Crossword Clue
Stowe villainCrossword Clue

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LIE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FibCrossword Clue
Golfer's concernCrossword Clue
Be deceitfulCrossword Clue
Course positionCrossword Clue
Tell talesCrossword Clue
FalsehoodCrossword Clue
Tell a whopperCrossword Clue
Court tabooCrossword Clue
Commit perjuryCrossword Clue
Piece of fiction with classical air that’s out of dateCrossword Clue

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MYTH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Story that may be debunked on SnopesCrossword Clue
Folk taleCrossword Clue
The tale of Echo and Narcissus, e.gCrossword Clue
LegendCrossword Clue
Belief that bulls hate the color red, e.gCrossword Clue
"We only use 10% of our brain," e.gCrossword Clue
fictionCrossword Clue
"Bulls get angry when they see the color red," for oneCrossword Clue
Legendary storyCrossword Clue
The "fact" that Albert Einstein flunked math class, e.gCrossword Clue

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PRETEXT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Excuse expert fabricated ahead of timeCrossword Clue
Writing on page about excuseCrossword Clue
Writing on page about excuseCrossword Clue
Excuse used before the advent of phone messagingCrossword Clue
Excuse used before the advent of phone messagingCrossword Clue
Excuse before written materialCrossword Clue
Front page has concerning messageCrossword Clue
Cover coming before book?Crossword Clue
Cover coming before book?Crossword Clue
False justification before writing?Crossword Clue

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PSEUDONYM
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
E.g. Picaroon in terrible dump? Yes and noCrossword Clue
Dumpy one's in trouble for creating new identityCrossword Clue
Pretentious type recalled the writer's name: old George Eliot?Crossword Clue
Does my pun upset Serpent in the Independent?Crossword Clue
Note Europe's backing Philistine's approval of Matilda?Crossword Clue
Note Europes backing Philistines approval of Matilda?Crossword Clue
Lewis Carroll or George Eliot, sayCrossword Clue
Name assumed to be no dupes my disguiseCrossword Clue
Deviously dupe my son, giving false nameCrossword Clue
Used pony to travel with MikeCrossword Clue

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RICHARDROES
11 Letters

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ROES
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Some Eurasian deerCrossword Clue
Some sushi toppingsCrossword Clue
Herd animals audibly reactedCrossword Clue
Pricey canapé toppingsCrossword Clue
Some reddish deerCrossword Clue
Small deerCrossword Clue
Certain deerCrossword Clue
Some deerCrossword Clue
Some deerCrossword Clue
Graceful deerCrossword Clue

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TALES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
YarnsCrossword Clue
StoriesCrossword Clue
Bits of fictionCrossword Clue
Chaucer collectionCrossword Clue
"Tall" storiesCrossword Clue
LoreCrossword Clue
AccountsCrossword Clue
ChroniclesCrossword Clue
Chaucer worksCrossword Clue
"___ From the Crypt," HBO horror anthologyCrossword Clue

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TARA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Westover with the best-selling memoir "Educated"Crossword Clue
Skater LipinskiCrossword Clue
"Teen Titans Go!" voice actress StrongCrossword Clue
Figure skater LipinskiCrossword Clue
Actress ReidCrossword Clue
Reid or LipinskiCrossword Clue
___ VanDerveer, coach who holds the record for the most wins in college basketball history (1,200+)Crossword Clue
Hindu and Buddhist goddess who personifies compassionCrossword Clue
"Loki" voice actress StrongCrossword Clue
Olympic skater LipinskiCrossword Clue

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COVERSTORY
10 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Something promoted on the front of a magazineCrossword Clue
Magazine's featured articleCrossword Clue
*Magazine leadCrossword Clue
Magazine's leadCrossword Clue
Magazine's leadCrossword Clue
Magazine's main articleCrossword Clue

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ELOISE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Plaza Hotel girlCrossword Clue
Mumford of "Fifty Shades of Grey"Crossword Clue
Title girl in Kay Thompson booksCrossword Clue
Character who lives on the "tippy-top floor" of the Plaza HotelCrossword Clue
Children's writer GreenfieldCrossword Clue
Precocious Plaza residentCrossword Clue
Plaza resident of fictionCrossword Clue
Fictional girl who says "I go to all the weddings in the White and Gold room and I usually stay for the reception"Crossword Clue
Plaza Hotel girlCrossword Clue
Kidlit character with a pet turtle named SkipperdeeCrossword Clue

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ADANO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hersey's "A Bell for ___"Crossword Clue
Hersey’s “A Bell for ___”Crossword Clue
Hersey’s “A Bell for ___”Crossword Clue
John Hersey's "A Bell for ___"Crossword Clue
“Invasion had come to the town of ___” (opening words of a 1944 novel)Crossword Clue
Sicilian town that lost a bell to Fascists, in literatureCrossword Clue
"A Bell for ___"Crossword Clue
Hersey's fictional townCrossword Clue
Town in a 1945 Pulitzer-winning novelCrossword Clue
Hersey's "A Bell for ___"Crossword Clue

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ALIBABA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Treasure-seeking woodcutter of folkloreCrossword Clue
Protagonist of Arabian folk talesCrossword Clue
Character with a famous opening line?Crossword Clue
Folk tale foe of the Forty ThievesCrossword Clue
Hero whose magic words 'Open Sesame' found the way into the forty thieves' caveCrossword Clue
Legendary hero beginning to assemble liberal group of lawyers (3 4)Crossword Clue
Character who discovered Treasure Island after a large cut, we hearCrossword Clue
The greatest dessert for a legendary cavemanCrossword Clue
“Open sesame” speakerCrossword Clue
Woodcutter of storyCrossword Clue

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EDDIE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcomCrossword Clue
Oscar winner RedmayneCrossword Clue
___ Aikau (Oahu surfing legend)Crossword Clue
Comedian MurphyCrossword Clue
NFL running back LacyCrossword Clue
___ BauerCrossword Clue
Oscar winner RedmayneCrossword Clue
Huang who wrote "Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir"Crossword Clue
Country singer/songwriter RabbittCrossword Clue
Redmayne with an OscarCrossword Clue

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MOTHERGOOSE
11 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Storied poet Homer goes to rewrite (6,5)Crossword Clue
Imaginary author of nursery rhymes; pantomime characterCrossword Clue
Nursery-rhyme bylineCrossword Clue

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CRUSOE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fabled sailor ignoring isle in voyage, touring roundCrossword Clue
Robinson ___, character created by Daniel DefoeCrossword Clue
Literary castawayCrossword Clue
Castaway sailors embroider reportsCrossword Clue
One disappearing in sailing trip around Orinocos mouth!Crossword Clue
Sailor off courseCrossword Clue
Castaway changed courseCrossword Clue
Robinson ___, 1719 novel by Daniel DefoeCrossword Clue
Castaway from ships company dead, so the radio saidCrossword Clue
Castaway of fictionCrossword Clue

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ROMANZA
7 Letters

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INEFFABLE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Popular oath can be impossible to sayCrossword Clue
Fine twisted tale not to be mentionedCrossword Clue
Fine rendition, story is too sacred to be utteredCrossword Clue
Fine comic story, so good I cant tell youCrossword Clue
Fine fable curiously inexpressibleCrossword Clue
Spinning fine yarn thats beyond wordsCrossword Clue
Translation of fine story beyond descriptionCrossword Clue
Translation of fine story beyond descriptionCrossword Clue
Geoff oddly ignored during ridiculous life ban - its beyond wordsCrossword Clue
Fan belief stirring description of GodCrossword Clue

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WYVERN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
a winged two-legged dragonCrossword Clue
Heraldic beast with very strange nameCrossword Clue
One of the 9 3 disheartened wordy French author no endCrossword Clue
Dragonlike creature of fantasyCrossword Clue
Stated reason French writer briefly creates heraldic beastCrossword Clue
Monster that could make you weak at first and possibly nervyCrossword Clue
Legendary reptilian creatures very confused between West and NorthCrossword Clue
Case of Welshman bagging very wild dragonCrossword Clue
Dragon, mostly green, captured by WelshmanCrossword Clue
Monster disembowelled both weedy, vile sailorsCrossword Clue

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BLANDINGS
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Head for Berties on arrival, then southern seat of Lord EmsworthCrossword Clue
Book passages naming fictional castleCrossword Clue

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MISSBLANDISH
12 Letters

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AZKABAN
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Prison guarded by DementorsCrossword Clue
Prison in the Harry Potter booksCrossword Clue
Prison in the Harry Potter booksCrossword Clue

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HALL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Campus buildingCrossword Clue
It’s opposite the ballroom on a Clue boardCrossword Clue
Room for a meal, perhapsCrossword Clue
Passage on a floor planCrossword Clue
"Great" room in a palaceCrossword Clue
College buildingCrossword Clue
Monty or ArsenioCrossword Clue
CorridorCrossword Clue
CorridorCrossword Clue
College buildingCrossword Clue

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ELDORADO
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Legendary city of goldCrossword Clue
Fabled city of goldCrossword Clue
Loaded or rolling? You would be here!Crossword Clue
Fabled city of goldCrossword Clue
Where treasure is beheld or adornment's seizedCrossword Clue
Fabled city of goldCrossword Clue
Adore old resort, fabulous placeCrossword Clue
Trouble following older cast to wealthy locationCrossword Clue
Sir Walter Raleigh's goalCrossword Clue
English lord stirring trouble in fabulous locationCrossword Clue

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EMBELLISHMENT
13 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Trimming faulty tile with NHS emblemCrossword Clue
Trimming faulty tile with NHS emblemCrossword Clue
Detail added to a story to make it more interestingCrossword Clue
Varied in themes, securing honour with lines providing decorative detailCrossword Clue
Varied in themes, securing honour with lines providing decorative detailCrossword Clue
Decorating audacious men libels themCrossword Clue

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MYTHICAL
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Untrue story I tell is curtailed, interrupted by sign of drunkennessCrossword Clue
Goodness! Most of this unending peace is legendaryCrossword Clue
Yacht Im manoeuvring left? Not true!Crossword Clue
Setters first off just fabulousCrossword Clue
Pretended to get awfully itchy as the French sickness spread aroundCrossword Clue
Like dragons and griffinsCrossword Clue
Like dragons, unicorns and centaursCrossword Clue

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ARGO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Classic ship in the past seen around riverCrossword Clue
Jason's shipCrossword Clue
Jason's shipCrossword Clue
Affleck filmCrossword Clue
Colchis-bound shipCrossword Clue
Ship that sailed in search of the Golden FleeceCrossword Clue
Mythical boat with freight first removedCrossword Clue
Best Picture-winning film adapted from the 1999 memoir "The Master of Disguise"Crossword Clue
Cocaine taken off freight shipCrossword Clue
Best Picture winner set in IranCrossword Clue

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ATLANTIS
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ancient civilization doomed by greed, in mythCrossword Clue
Lost city that Milo Thatch findsCrossword Clue
Legendary submerged islandCrossword Clue
Land down under?Crossword Clue
Aquaman’s homeCrossword Clue
The land down under?Crossword Clue
Where Aquaman reigns as kingCrossword Clue
Book about extremely nonconformist island, legendary oneCrossword Clue
At length, opponents destroyed continentCrossword Clue
Legendary vanished island, swallowed by an earthquakeCrossword Clue

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Brown soda typeCrossword Clue

Tree with chocolaty beansCrossword Clue

Driving recklessly for thrillsCrossword Clue

Branch of IslamCrossword Clue

Card player's "Count me out"Crossword Clue

Food that's "rustled up"Crossword Clue

Thasunda Duckett, for TIAACrossword Clue

Futbol cheerCrossword Clue

"Mississippi Goddam" singer SimoneCrossword Clue

Female friend, in SpanishCrossword Clue

Aspiring MFA's testCrossword Clue

"Army" insectsCrossword Clue

One of the A's in AMACrossword Clue

"Snowden" orgCrossword Clue

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Picture holderCrossword Clue

Country on the Red SeaCrossword Clue

Goopy salon productsCrossword Clue

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Number of forms for the goddess DurgaCrossword Clue

Old artifactCrossword Clue

"She's everything. He's just ___"Crossword Clue

Pooh's hopping friendCrossword Clue

Troop-entertaining grpCrossword Clue

"C'mon, don't be uptight!"Crossword Clue

Cleans off with a clothCrossword Clue

Stare intentlyCrossword Clue

Really angryCrossword Clue

Guiding principlesCrossword Clue

London's country (Abbr.)Crossword Clue

"Now it makes sense!"Crossword Clue

Cookie with a Kettle Corn varietyCrossword Clue

Harshly criticizesCrossword Clue

Chuckle syllableCrossword Clue

Reveals a car's engine compartmentCrossword Clue

Welds togetherCrossword Clue

Fictitious Crossword Clue

Showing 46 Matching Answers

ASSUMED

8 RELATED CLUES

FABLED

9 RELATED CLUES

MADEUP

9 RELATED CLUES

TALL

8 RELATED CLUES

UNREAL

9 RELATED CLUES

APOCRYPHAL

8 RELATED CLUES

FALSE

10 RELATED CLUES

IMAGINARY

10 RELATED CLUES

PHANTOM

9 RELATED CLUES

UNTRUE

9 RELATED CLUES

MYTHIC

9 RELATED CLUES

ANONYM

10 RELATED CLUES

NOMDEGUERRE

4 RELATED CLUES

ROE

10 RELATED CLUES

ALIAS

10 RELATED CLUES

BLACKORCHID

1 RELATED CLUES

DOE

10 RELATED CLUES

JOHNDOE

7 RELATED CLUES

LEGREE

8 RELATED CLUES

LIE

10 RELATED CLUES

MYTH

10 RELATED CLUES

PRETEXT

10 RELATED CLUES

PSEUDONYM

10 RELATED CLUES

RICHARDROES

ROES

10 RELATED CLUES

TALES

10 RELATED CLUES

TARA

10 RELATED CLUES

COVERSTORY

6 RELATED CLUES

ELOISE

10 RELATED CLUES

ADANO

10 RELATED CLUES

ALIBABA

10 RELATED CLUES

EDDIE

10 RELATED CLUES

MOTHERGOOSE

3 RELATED CLUES

CRUSOE

10 RELATED CLUES

ROMANZA

INEFFABLE

10 RELATED CLUES

WYVERN

10 RELATED CLUES

BLANDINGS

2 RELATED CLUES

MISSBLANDISH

AZKABAN

3 RELATED CLUES

HALL