Gentle person acts up, say, extremely odd (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUSSYCAT Gentle person acts up, say, extremely odd (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 25, 2025
6% AROSE Woke up, say (5)
6% STOOLPIGEON Person acting as a decoy (5,6) (11) The Sun Mini Oct 4, 2026
6% LAMB Gentle soul (4) New York Times Oct 4, 2026
6% BLAH Extremely unexciting, say (4)
6% BEHAVE "Don't act up!" (6) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2026
6% CREATES Conjures up, say (7) New York Times Sep 21, 2026
6% KINDLY With gentleness (6) LA Times Daily Sep 20, 2026
6% TOOTS Gentle honks (5) New York Times Midi Sep 20, 2026
6% SNOB Person who acts superior to others (4) USA Today Sep 19, 2026

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