Discerns, or pretends to (5,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MAKESOUT Discerns, or pretends to (5,3) (8)
10% TASTE Discernment (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 22, 2026
10% KEEN Discerning (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 15, 2026
9% POSEAS Pretend to be (6) Premier Sunday Jan 25, 2026
9% EXTERNALLYGRATEFUL Pretending to be appreciative? (18) Premier Sunday Jan 18, 2026
9% ACT Pretend to be (3)
9% SEE Discern (3) Puzzler Backwords Nov 30, 2025
9% MAKEOUT Pretend to be discerning? (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 21, 2016
8% FEIGN Pretend (5) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
7% PSEUD Pretend authority raised undue spending limits (5) The Times Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
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