Could be bad if one is genuine (4,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BONAFIDE Could be bad if one is genuine (4,4) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 4, 2023
8% RUT It's bad to be stuck in one (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 13, 2025
8% LEGIT Genuine (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 1, 2025
8% REAL Genuine (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 22, 2025
8% BONA ___ fide (genuine) (4)
8% TRULY Genuinely (5) Commuter Sep 20, 2025
7% ODOR Bad smell (4) Commuter Dec 18, 2025
7% NEWENGLANDER A resident of Cambridge, Manchester or Stamford could be one (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 14, 2025
7% TOO "That's just ___ bad" (3)
7% OOPSY "My bad!" (5) Universal Dec 10, 2025

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