Embellish, rather, if being adopted Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Embellish, rather, if being adopted last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PRETTIFY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PRETTIFY Embellish, rather, if being adopted (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 21, 2021
6% ADORN Embellish (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 16, 2025
6% ESPOUSE Adopt (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 16, 2025
6% ADORNED Embellished (7) USA Today Jul 21, 2025
6% ADORNS Embellishes (6) Premier Sunday Jul 6, 2025
6% ENRICH Improve, embellish (6) Puzzler Backwords Jul 3, 2025
5% LIEU In ___ of (rather than) (4) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
5% NERO Adopted son of Claudius (4) Newsday Aug 22, 2025
5% BORROW Adopt, assume (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 19, 2025
5% INTHENEARFUTURE Sooner rather than later (15) New York Times Aug 15, 2025

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