Conservative somehow heard about a silly pretence (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHARADE Conservative somehow heard about a silly pretence (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 23, 2025
6% SHAM Pretence (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 18, 2025
6% ACT Pretence (3) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 7, 2025
6% ACTS Pretences (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
5% BLUE Rude Conservative (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
5% DIM ___-witted (silly) (3)
5% MASQUERADE Pretence or disguise (10) (10) Mirror Classic Dec 20, 2025
5% ANATOMICAL A nationalist to acclaim somehow having ousted Conservative with regard to a body? (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
5% INANE Silly (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 15, 2025
5% HADNT "__ you heard?" (5) Commuter Dec 12, 2025

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