Misleading cognate, like the German "Gift" which actually means "poison" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FALSEFRIEND Misleading cognate, like the German "Gift" which actually means "poison" (11) New York Times Oct 25, 2024
4% ASP Poisonous creature like viper at heart (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
4% INFACT Actually (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 21, 2026
4% BABYSHOWER In America, a party at which a mother-to-be receives gifts (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 11, 2026
4% REDHERRINGS Misleading clues (11) Thomas Joseph Dec 30, 2025
4% ODER European river that means "or" in German (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 12, 2025
4% TOXIC Poisonous (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 8, 2025
4% TRIO Like the mean girls of "Mean Girls" (4)
4% TALENTS Gifts of the gifted (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 1, 2025
4% ESSE In ____, actual (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 8, 2025

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