| PlusWord No 1226 solution |
The Telegraph Plusword |
29 Sep 2025 |
| Simulate |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Sep 2025 |
| Pretend to be affected by |
The Times Concise |
29 Aug 2025 |
| Imitate |
Puzzler Backwords |
21 Aug 2025 |
| Pretend |
Universal |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Play possum |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Sham (injury) |
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| Simulate, fake, Put on an act (5) |
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| Simulate |
Commuter |
23 May 2025 |
| To pretend (5) |
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| Pretend to be fine replacing king in command |
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| Pretend to be affected by poet's shrine (5) |
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| Imitate |
Puzzler Backwords |
24 Mar 2025 |
| Pretend |
LA Times Daily |
05 Mar 2025 |
| Pretend (injury) |
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| Pretend, affect |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Jan 2025 |
| Pretend to have (an injury, eg) |
The Times Concise |
30 Nov 2024 |
| Pretend end lost from damaged finger (5) |
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| In life ignorance may make one pretend (5) |
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| Pretend a broken finger has the end missing! |
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| Pretend, put on (5) |
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| Simulate fine dancing around entrance to ground (5) |
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| Iron ring melting without resistance in forge |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Sep 2024 |
| Pretend or sham |
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| Fake, pretend in a deceptive way: - sickness |
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| Pretend |
Universal |
21 Aug 2024 |
| Pretend, sham (5) |
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| Imitate |
Puzzler Backwords |
15 Jul 2024 |
| Pretend to sound desirous (5) |
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| Make a pretence of being willingly overheard |
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| Pretend the head of government's in a fine mess! (5) |
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| Pretend a finger's almost broken (5) |
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| For the audience, willingly pretend (5) |
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| Pretend |
Mirror Tea Time |
09 Apr 2024 |
| Fake Angie Finkelstein's partial comeback (5) |
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| Pretend |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Mar 2024 |
| Condescend when initially falling for daughter's act |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Nov 2023 |
| Pretend, affect |
The Times Concise |
23 Aug 2023 |
| Pretend |
The Guardian Quick |
17 Dec 2022 |
| Pretend |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Dec 2022 |
| Counterfeit, simulate |
The Times Concise |
21 Sep 2022 |
| Put on |
The Times Concise |
18 Sep 2022 |
| Pretend |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2022 |
| Fake, as an injury |
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| Imagine once e.g. breaking hand in two places |
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| Pretend to have |
Newsday |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Pretend |
Universal |
22 Jul 2021 |
| Pretend |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Feb 2021 |
| Pretend |
USA Today |
15 Nov 2020 |
| Simulate |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jun 2020 |
| Make a show of elder from Greenfield |
Irish Times Crosaire |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Counterfeit fine for king starting rule |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Dec 2019 |
| Pretend |
New York Times |
12 Dec 2019 |
| Pretend |
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| Simulate, fake |
The Times Concise |
25 Sep 2019 |
| Pretend female will get time in power after deposing Queen |
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| Simulate |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Affect |
The Washington Post |
07 Mar 2019 |
| Affect |
LA Times Daily |
07 Mar 2019 |
| Pretend |
Universal |
05 Mar 2019 |
| Put on coat for investigating in marsh |
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| Pretend |
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| Affect |
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| Fake out |
Universal |
27 Sep 2018 |
| Fake |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
22 Jun 2018 |
| Pretend to be alien – or missing |
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| Wife ignores boxing act |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Apr 2018 |
| Put on an appearance |
Family Time |
08 Apr 2018 |
| Fake element in penknife ignored |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Jan 2018 |
| Counterfeit offering – any odd bits must go |
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| Fake |
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| Fake out |
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| Affect |
The Guardian Speedy |
26 Aug 2017 |
| Put on finger, ring initially removed before adjustment |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Mar 2017 |
| Represent falsely |
Family Time |
22 Jan 2017 |
| Represent falsely |
The Washington Post |
18 Dec 2016 |
| Pretend |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Dec 2016 |
| Pretend |
Newsday |
09 Oct 2016 |
| Fake, as an injury |
USA Today |
24 Sep 2016 |
| Pretend |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Aug 2016 |
| Give the appearance of being heard willingly in the past |
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| Fake knife ignored with packaging removed |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Apr 2016 |
| Fake, as an injury |
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| Make a false show of |
LA Times Daily |
26 Nov 2015 |
| Put on the appearance of |
USA Today |
28 Jun 2015 |
| Pretend to have |
Jonesin |
02 Jun 2015 |
| Pretend to have, as an illness |
Universal |
28 Apr 2015 |
| Make a false show of |
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| Pretend to have, as an illness |
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| Put on the appearance of |
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| Pretend to have |
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| Falsely convey |
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| Pretend |
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| Pretend |
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| Put on the appearance of |
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| Reportedly willing to pretend (5) |
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| Imitate to deceive |
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| Fake |
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| Simulate |
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| Fake, as an injury |
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| Make believe |
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| Simulate |
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| Simulate |
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| Pretend |
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| Pretend |
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| Put on |
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| Put on an act |
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| Pretend to have, as an illness |
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| Make believe |
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| Fake, as an injury |
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| Make believe |
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| Fake |
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| Pretend |
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| Pretend |
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| Put on |
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| Put on |
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| Pretend |
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| Simulate |
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| Put on the appearance of |
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| Put on an act |
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| Pretend |
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| Kid around with |
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| Put on an appearance |
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| Pretend |
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| Affect |
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| Fake, as an injury |
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| Fake |
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| Represent falsely |
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| Dissemble |
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| Put on |
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| Represent falsely |
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| Put on the appearance of |
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| Sham |
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| Invent. |
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| Pretend. |
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| Make believe. |
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| Play possum. |
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| Dissemble. |
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| Simulate. |
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| Invent fictitiously. |
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| Playact. |
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