Contrived, fraudulent Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPURIOUS Contrived, fraudulent (8)
8% HOKEY Contrived (5) LA Times Daily Feb 3, 2026
7% MACHINE Contrivance in Cheam exploded (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
7% FORGE Sign fraudulently (5) Newsday Nov 25, 2025
6% CLASP Contrivance of interlocking parts for fastening (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Jan 29, 2026
6% LIAISE Is a lie contrived to make contact? (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% PALMOFFAS Fraudulently make seem like (9) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
5% MACHIAVELLI Scheming politician to claim 'I have contrived to kidnap Liberal' (11) (11) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 10, 2026
5% OVERREACT Contrive to veer car - go too far (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
5% SKIM Fraudulently copy credit or debit card details (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 16, 2025
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