A fictitious reason given in order to conceal the real one (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRETEXT A fictitious reason given in order to conceal the real one (7) (7)
5% LOGIC Sound reasoning (5) Commuter Mar 9, 2026
5% LIVE Real-time --> (4) USA Today Quick Mar 8, 2026
5% RIOT Real hoot (4) LA Times Daily Mar 8, 2026
5% PURPOSE Reason (7) Universal Mar 7, 2026
5% EINSTEIN Real genius (8) New York Times Mar 5, 2026
5% THATSO "For real?" (6) LA Times Daily Feb 27, 2026
5% ACTUAL Genuine, real (6) The Times Concise Feb 25, 2026
5% SECRETIVE Tending to conceal what one knows or feels (9) The Times Concise Feb 25, 2026
5% LAVABO This involves washing facilities, given a reason to wash? (6) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 20, 2026
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