Idiom meaning to pretend to be ill and shirk work (5,3,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWINGTHELEAD Idiom meaning to pretend to be ill and shirk work (5,3,4) (12)
6% ONIT Not shirking (4) Newsday Oct 25, 2025
5% AILMENT Illness got from working in metal (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 29, 2025
5% FEIGN Pretend (5) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
5% ROSES "Stop and smell the ___," idiom that means to slow down and relax (5)
5% COY Pretend-shy (3) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
5% SHAM Pretender (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
5% APES Pretends to be (4) Newsday Oct 24, 2025
5% MALINGERS Pretends to be ill (9) The Guardian Quick Mar 28, 2024
5% LAZE Shirk work (4)
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