Feign illness -- no good turning up for detractor Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Feign illness -- no good turning up for detractor last seen in Telegraph Toughie 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 MALIGNER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALIGNER Feign illness -- no good turning up for detractor (8) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 11, 2016
5% APPEARED Turned up (8) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
5% DAGGA A good wedge turned up hemp (5) The Times Mephisto Sep 7, 2025
5% PRETEND Feign (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Aug 29, 2025
5% ASSUMING Feigning (8) (8) Puzzler Aug 6, 2025
5% MALINGERED Feigned illness (10)
5% MALINGER Feign illness (8) The Times Concise Oct 2, 2023
4% MALNOURISHED Ill-fed (12) (12) The Guardian Quick Oct 17, 2025
4% CURTAILMENT Shortening of brief illness (11) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
4% MUMPS Childhood viral illness (5) The Times Concise Oct 13, 2025

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