Embellish, rather, if being adopted Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRETTIFY Embellish, rather, if being adopted (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 21, 2021
6% ADORN Embellish (5) Universal Jan 9, 2026
6% INSTEAD Rather (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 20, 2025
6% ENRICH Improve, embellish (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 24, 2025
6% GILDS Embellishes (5) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
5% BORROW Adopt, assume (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 10, 2026
5% IRATE Rather angry (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 30, 2025
5% AMES Heartland city adopted by Vietnamese (4) Newsday Dec 27, 2025
5% QUITEALOT Rather often (9) LA Times Daily Dec 23, 2025
5% TOOKIN Adopted, as a pet (6) New York Times Dec 21, 2025

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