Awful creep, about ten, behaving insincerely Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Awful creep, about ten, behaving insincerely last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRETENCE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRETENCE Awful creep, about ten, behaving insincerely (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 6, 2021
5% ACTS Behaves (4) Commuter Oct 29, 2025
5% PLAYACT Behave insincerely (7) The Sun Mini Dec 10, 2024
4% SUCKED Was just awful (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
4% TOONE Ten -- (long odds) (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 1, 2025
4% REEK Smell awful (4) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
4% STINK Smell awful (5) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
4% COMMANDMENT Remark about fellow, Democrat, one of ten? (11) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 28, 2025
4% WORSE More awful (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 28, 2025
4% SIDLE Second lazy creep (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 27, 2025

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