Pretence Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 04 Jan 2025

Showing 37 Matching Answers

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SHAM
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
HoaxCrossword Clue
FarceCrossword Clue
Total fakeCrossword Clue
Pillow coveringCrossword Clue
FakeCrossword Clue
ErsatzCrossword Clue
Part of a bedding bundleCrossword Clue
Part of a bedding setCrossword Clue

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MAKEBELIEVE
11 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Storybook, sayCrossword Clue
FantasyCrossword Clue
PretendCrossword Clue
Force to have faith in fantasyCrossword Clue

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CHARADE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PretenseCrossword Clue
Bit of deceptionCrossword Clue
Tea that's fizzy? It's a ridiculous pretenceCrossword Clue
TravestyCrossword Clue
Difficult to stifle answer in church parodyCrossword Clue
Cleaner forced to go topless in farceCrossword Clue
Gutless, Arnold sits within reach playing a game of make-believeCrossword Clue
False pretenseCrossword Clue
Farce enjoyed involving artist breaking into churchCrossword Clue
Deception, fishy fizzy drink?Crossword Clue

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DECEIT
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Web of liesCrossword Clue
TrickeryCrossword Clue
Terribly excited to lose vote to fraudCrossword Clue
A humbug' is that creature appearing after the first half of DecemberCrossword Clue
MendacityCrossword Clue
DuplicityCrossword Clue
FraudulenceCrossword Clue
Lies bound to be rejected outside European CommissionCrossword Clue

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MASQUERADE
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fancy dress ball prevailed upon to include square dancingCrossword Clue
PoseCrossword Clue
Front of square, half rotated, bound by cross upon baseCrossword Clue
Mae 2 perhaps in disguiseCrossword Clue
Festival where everyone covers The Faces?Crossword Clue
Social event with costumes and facial coversCrossword Clue
Prepared to host special Question Time where everyones wearing the veilCrossword Clue
Deception accomplished as short reservations acceptedCrossword Clue
Spy boss expressed hesitation infiltrating a military group by Eastern FrontCrossword Clue
Pretence created, as doubt briefly concealedCrossword Clue

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APPEARANCE
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Air arrivalCrossword Clue
Show bearingCrossword Clue
Look: a little vegetable in spring!Crossword Clue
A soft fruit can be crushed for juice at the end on showCrossword Clue
Advent roast in a church with fruit stuffingCrossword Clue
A quiet dance introduces each showCrossword Clue
Advent plant swallowed by a reindeer almostCrossword Clue
Bearing introductionCrossword Clue
"One, by proxy receives notice; can somehow be first expected as attendance "Crossword Clue
An ace paper struggling to make a showingCrossword Clue

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GUISE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
False frontCrossword Clue
FacadeCrossword Clue
Front men on the radio?Crossword Clue
False frontCrossword Clue
Outward appearanceCrossword Clue
False frontCrossword Clue
Announcement of seamen maybe making appearanceCrossword Clue
Picked up ties for canvas maskCrossword Clue
PretenseCrossword Clue
False frontCrossword Clue

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SINCERE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
GenuineCrossword Clue
HeartfeltCrossword Clue
RealCrossword Clue
Honest and as free at heartCrossword Clue
True crime about to involve churchCrossword Clue
Devout transgress about to embrace churchCrossword Clue
Because Jeremys heart is honest and trueCrossword Clue
Following on is straightforwardCrossword Clue
Because, for example, ultimately it's trueCrossword Clue
Because, for example, ultimately its trueCrossword Clue

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AFFECTEDNESS
12 Letters

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FALSESTART
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Moving violation?Crossword Clue
Sprinter's before-the-gun errorCrossword Clue
Infraction on a gridiron or on a trackCrossword Clue
Early misstepCrossword Clue
Failed attempt to produce most counterfeit watercolours, for exampleCrossword Clue
Running early?Crossword Clue
Reason for a track race do-overCrossword Clue
F?Crossword Clue
Feigned response to a loud noise?Crossword Clue
Not the true origin of race?Crossword Clue

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FEIGN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PretendCrossword Clue
PretendCrossword Clue
Reversal of a little thing I effortlessly put onCrossword Clue
PretendCrossword Clue
PretendCrossword Clue
PretendCrossword Clue
Imagine once e.g. breaking hand in two placesCrossword Clue
SimulateCrossword Clue
PretendCrossword Clue
PretendCrossword Clue

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REACT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Make a face, sayCrossword Clue
Flinch, sayCrossword Clue
Blink, sayCrossword Clue
Make a surprised face, sayCrossword Clue
Gape or gasp, sayCrossword Clue
Change, chemicallyCrossword Clue
Do a double take, sayCrossword Clue
Duck, sayCrossword Clue
Respond to a stimulusCrossword Clue
Respond to a stimulusCrossword Clue

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USURP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Seize forcefully, like powerCrossword Clue
AssumeCrossword Clue
Seize without rightCrossword Clue
Take illegallyCrossword Clue
Appropriate, as powerCrossword Clue
Take illegitimatelyCrossword Clue
Appropriate inappropriatelyCrossword Clue
Take over forciblyCrossword Clue
Seize unlawfullyCrossword Clue
Seize by forceCrossword Clue

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HUMBUG
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Scrooge's cryCrossword Clue
Sweet cuddle when knelt before Spooner?Crossword Clue
Sweet, insincere talkCrossword Clue
Spooner's wrong to cherish a boiled sweetCrossword Clue
Sweet smell associated with insectCrossword Clue
Minty sweetCrossword Clue
Deceptive talkCrossword Clue
Sweet smell cheese off?Crossword Clue
Sweet smell attracts insectCrossword Clue
BunkCrossword Clue

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MALEFACTOR
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
WrongdoerCrossword Clue
Criminal element following stag?Crossword Clue
Criminal element following stag?Crossword Clue
Criminal masculine elementCrossword Clue
Criminal masculine elementCrossword Clue
Outlaw Y chromosome?Crossword Clue
Outlaw Y chromosome?Crossword Clue
Masculine fellow, one taking role as criminalCrossword Clue
Criminal Y chromosome?Crossword Clue
Villain in play, one putting flame out earlierCrossword Clue

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FACT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
True statementCrossword Clue
Word announced before sharing a bit of triviaCrossword Clue
True statementCrossword Clue
Accurate statementCrossword Clue
True statementCrossword Clue
True statementCrossword Clue
TruthCrossword Clue
"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan DoyleCrossword Clue
"An octopus has three hearts," e.gCrossword Clue
That’s the truthCrossword Clue

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FALSEMODESTY
12 Letters

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IMPERSONATION
13 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
As pro in no time injured, taking someone offCrossword Clue
Breaking promise over country crime?Crossword Clue
Pretending to be someone elseCrossword Clue
What may come from inane impostor?Crossword Clue
What may come from inane impostor?Crossword Clue
Act of taking someone off to prison, mean I fancyCrossword Clue
MimicryCrossword Clue

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LYING
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Full of tall talesCrossword Clue
RecumbentCrossword Clue
Telling fibsCrossword Clue
BluffingCrossword Clue
Not straightCrossword Clue
Two-facedCrossword Clue
Telling tall talesCrossword Clue
Being dishonestCrossword Clue
MendaciousCrossword Clue
Why Pinocchio's nose growsCrossword Clue

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SIMPLICITY
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Tacitly agreed to break heartless spy — no difficultyCrossword Clue
Tacitly agreed to break heartless spy - no difficultyCrossword Clue
Restraint suggested in Sydney on vacationCrossword Clue
Unpretentiousness taken for granted in outskirts of SalisburyCrossword Clue
Lack of affectationCrossword Clue

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USURPER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
a: Penny Shylocks taken - by force, I assumeCrossword Clue
Mums curry - poetry on occasion, one assumes!Crossword Clue
He generates huge interest seizing power — Richard III?Crossword Clue
He generates huge interest seizing power - Richard III?Crossword Clue
One wrongly claiming loan shark hides moneyCrossword Clue
Power grabberCrossword Clue
One who seizes pursuer, beatenCrossword Clue
Quietly stops one taking excessive interest in trespasserCrossword Clue
One taking interest stealing power?Crossword Clue
Soft-hearted moneylender who enters office uninvitedCrossword Clue

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ACCOST
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Confront aggressivelyCrossword Clue
Approach boldlyCrossword Clue
Confront aggressivelyCrossword Clue
ConfrontCrossword Clue
Confront angrilyCrossword Clue
Confront aggressivelyCrossword Clue
SolicitCrossword Clue
Get someone's attention aggressivelyCrossword Clue
Confront aggressivelyCrossword Clue
ButtonholeCrossword Clue

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AFFRONTED
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Insulted a female journalist harbouring political groupCrossword Clue
Injured fore and aft at sea, one adult jumping offCrossword Clue

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ONEPERCENT
10 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Latte order specificationCrossword Clue
Whole alternativeCrossword Clue
Small amountCrossword Clue
Kind of milkCrossword Clue
Megarich groupCrossword Clue
Milk choiceCrossword Clue
Target of the Occupy movementCrossword Clue
Target of the Occupy movementCrossword Clue
Whole alternativeCrossword Clue

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OPENSECRET
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Poorly kept confidenceCrossword Clue
Unspoken shared knowledgeCrossword Clue
Duck, swans and egret – cold, not good – and everyone knows it!Crossword Clue
Something that's common knowledge but should be confidential?Crossword Clue
Love writes on Greek island – fifth of sonnets moving – don't we know it!Crossword Clue
It's known by many but is not supposed to beCrossword Clue
Highly confidential matter that like a billion people know aboutCrossword Clue
It's hush-hush in theory, but not in practiceCrossword Clue
Supposedly confidential but actually widely known matterCrossword Clue
A lot of people know it who probably shouldn'tCrossword Clue

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SHARPPRACTICE
13 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Dishonest, but legal, business methodsCrossword Clue
Clever surgery that’s barely legalCrossword Clue
Sneaky behaviour from clever jerk engaged in dodgy caperCrossword Clue
Unscrupulous dealingCrossword Clue
Do angels have to do it after start of show? It's a bit naughtyCrossword Clue
Slow to drop unscrupulous regular string pulling and chicaneryCrossword Clue

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ENGINEER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Certain STEM graduateCrossword Clue
Many a NASA employeeCrossword Clue
Rig upCrossword Clue
Mechanical or electrical whizCrossword Clue
Henry Ford or Nikola TeslaCrossword Clue
ContriveCrossword Clue
Manipulate technicianCrossword Clue
Angie Jones or Hedy LamarrCrossword Clue
Language always supporting smart designer of software, sayCrossword Clue
Language always supporting smart designer of software, sayCrossword Clue

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FALLGUYS
8 Letters

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LACTOSE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Milk sugarCrossword Clue
Milk sugarCrossword Clue
Milk sugarCrossword Clue
Sugar shortage members reportedCrossword Clue
Milk sugarCrossword Clue
Many people find it intolerableCrossword Clue
Source of intoleranceCrossword Clue
Doctor locates source of food intolerance?Crossword Clue
Milk sugarCrossword Clue
Performance in ditch not tolerated by someCrossword Clue

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SHAMUS
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Imposter trailed by Yankee detectiveCrossword Clue
Phony Yankee detectiveCrossword Clue
Private eye, slangilyCrossword Clue
P.I., in old slangCrossword Clue
Order librarians given to make people laugh endlesslyCrossword Clue
GumshoeCrossword Clue
Detective is phony Uncle SamCrossword Clue
Phony Yankee gumshoeCrossword Clue

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ASHRAM
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Guru's residenceCrossword Clue
Retreat in silence, following alpha male on farmCrossword Clue
Button it! A horny fellow’s seen round monasteryCrossword Clue
Spiritual hermitageCrossword Clue
Spiritual hermitageCrossword Clue
Place for a spiritual retreatCrossword Clue
Meditation retreatCrossword Clue
Hammer wood above retreatCrossword Clue
A quiet sheep in blessed retreatCrossword Clue
Spiritual retreatCrossword Clue

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EASTERN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Time for New Yorker, released from centre, to get backCrossword Clue
Make wraps set out like dim sum, sayCrossword Clue
Naked dean back from Japan, sayCrossword Clue
OrientalCrossword Clue
Connecticut's time zoneCrossword Clue
From Asia, sayCrossword Clue
Conference of Magic and WizardsCrossword Clue
eg ChineseCrossword Clue
It finishes fast, getting new directionCrossword Clue
Looking at The Sun in the morning?Crossword Clue

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VENEER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Deceptive layerCrossword Clue
FacadeCrossword Clue
Superficial partCrossword Clue
Thin decorative coveringCrossword Clue
False frontCrossword Clue
Attractive appearance that covers true nature or feelingsCrossword Clue
Superficial layerCrossword Clue
FacadeCrossword Clue
Thin decorative layerCrossword Clue
Decorative covering never altered around front of exhibitsCrossword Clue

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RESTIN
6 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Extreme "___ Peace"Crossword Clue

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SHALOM
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Shabbat ___"Crossword Clue
Synagogue greetingCrossword Clue
Synagogue greetingCrossword Clue
Synagogue greetingCrossword Clue
Hebrew greetingCrossword Clue
The Hebrew for peaceCrossword Clue
Hebrew for "hello," "goodbye" and "peace"Crossword Clue
Hebrew greetingCrossword Clue
Hebrew greeting that means "peace"Crossword Clue
Peace in the Middle EastCrossword Clue

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STIMULATE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MotivateCrossword Clue
Im with Yul, shaving head, in mood to exciteCrossword Clue
Jump-startCrossword Clue
Encourage mimic seen outside theatre at firstCrossword Clue
Provoke mimic pinching last of profitCrossword Clue
Induce badly mutilated son to take over from daughterCrossword Clue
Induce badly mutilated son to take over from daughterCrossword Clue
Encourage last-minute changes, ignoring head of newsCrossword Clue
Prompt conclusion of expert taken in by fakeCrossword Clue
Prompt conclusion of expert taken in by fakeCrossword Clue

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THERESLIFEIN
12 Letters

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Showing 37 Matching Answers

SHAM

8 RELATED CLUES

MAKEBELIEVE

4 RELATED CLUES

CHARADE

10 RELATED CLUES

DECEIT

8 RELATED CLUES

MASQUERADE

10 RELATED CLUES

APPEARANCE

10 RELATED CLUES

GUISE

10 RELATED CLUES

SINCERE

10 RELATED CLUES

AFFECTEDNESS

FALSESTART

10 RELATED CLUES

FEIGN

10 RELATED CLUES

REACT

10 RELATED CLUES

USURP

10 RELATED CLUES

HUMBUG

10 RELATED CLUES

MALEFACTOR

10 RELATED CLUES

FACT

10 RELATED CLUES

FALSEMODESTY

IMPERSONATION

7 RELATED CLUES

LYING

10 RELATED CLUES

SIMPLICITY

5 RELATED CLUES

USURPER

10 RELATED CLUES

ACCOST

10 RELATED CLUES

AFFRONTED

2 RELATED CLUES

ONEPERCENT

9 RELATED CLUES

OPENSECRET

10 RELATED CLUES

SHARPPRACTICE

6 RELATED CLUES

ENGINEER

10 RELATED CLUES

FALLGUYS

LACTOSE

10 RELATED CLUES

SHAMUS

8 RELATED CLUES

ASHRAM

10 RELATED CLUES

EASTERN

10 RELATED CLUES

VENEER

10 RELATED CLUES

RESTIN

1 RELATED CLUES

SHALOM

10 RELATED CLUES

STIMULATE

10 RELATED CLUES

THERESLIFEIN

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