Lie, wrongly used as a reference, is brought to light (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELICITED Lie, wrongly used as a reference, is brought to light (8) (8)
5% FIB White lie (3) New York Times Oct 21, 2026
5% MISREADS Wrongly interprets dreams - is in trouble (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 19, 2026
5% NOTTRUE "That's a lie!" (7) New York Times Midi Oct 18, 2026
5% CITE Refer to (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 17, 2026
5% ILL Badly, wrongly (3) (3) Puzzler Oct 14, 2026
5% ABUT Lie next to (4) New York Times Oct 13, 2026
5% COCONUT Versatile tropical fruit that's used in Coladas ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" (7)
5% ILLUMINATE Light (10) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 11, 2026
5% ABET Lie for, say (4) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2026
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