Gave wrong name and governed after false claims Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MISCALLED Gave wrong name and governed after false claims (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 17, 2023
3% MISNOMER Wrong name (8) (8) Mirror Quick Aug 22, 2025
3% ALIAS False name (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 6, 2025
3% INCORRECT False, wrong (9) (9) Mirror Classic Jul 30, 2025
3% EMANATED Gave out the wrong name and date (8) (8)
2% ESP Kreskin's claim (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 6, 2025
2% LIEN Property claim (4) Universal Sep 4, 2025
2% LENT Gave for a while (4) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
2% HIREDON Gave a job (7) TV Aug 31, 2025
2% DOSED Gave medicine (5) New York Times Aug 31, 2025

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