Five lies spread about delay in rural settlements (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VILLAGES Five lies spread about delay in rural settlements (8) (8)
5% PEND Await settlement (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
5% DELI Lied about store (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
5% IDLE Lied about being lazy (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Nov 2, 2025
5% LAG Delay (3) Universal Oct 10, 2025
5% STALL Delay (5) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
5% VILLAGE Rural settlement (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 31, 2017
5% MALIGN Spread lies about (6)
4% MARMALADE Spread stuff about a lot of illness on base (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 13, 2025
4% MUESLI Greek character lies about breakfast cereal (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Nov 10, 2025
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