Chap pretends to embrace wife's effigy Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GUYFAWKES Chap pretends to embrace wife's effigy (9) The Times Cryptic Apr 22, 2015
6% FEIGN Pretend (5) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
6% GUY Bonfire effigy (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 11, 2025
5% MEN Chaps (3) LA Times Daily Dec 12, 2025
5% LAD Young chap (3)
5% FAMILYMAN Chap dedicated to his wife and children (6,3) (9) The Guardian Quick Dec 11, 2025
5% CLASPS Embraces (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
5% ELF Little chap ran back, ditching wife (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 2, 2025
5% LADS Young chaps (4) Universal Dec 2, 2025
5% CLINCH Embrace (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 20, 2025

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