Feign illness to make mother hesitate (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALINGER Feign illness to make mother hesitate (8) (8)
7% ACT Feign (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 13, 2026
6% POSSUM Play ___ (feign sleep) (6) Universal Mar 23, 2026
6% BALK Hesitate (4) Universal Feb 13, 2026
6% MALINGERED Feigned illness (10)
5% DES ___ Plaines, Ill. (3) New York Times Mar 30, 2026
5% EWE Meadow mother (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 30, 2026
5% UNFIT Ill-suited (5) The Atlantic Mar 28, 2026
5% THEA Mother of Helios (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 26, 2026
5% MUM Mother; silent (3) The Telegraph Quick Mar 24, 2026
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