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Mother hangs about, pretends she's ill (9) Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mother hangs about, pretends she's ill (9) last seen in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MALINGERS.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | MALINGERS Mother hangs about, pretends she's ill (9) | (9) | Puzzler Cryptic | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 79% | WAIT Hang about | (4) | Puzzler Backwords | Dec 30, 2025 |
| 72% | SWINGTHELEAD Eight new lads misbehaving pretend to be ill | (12) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Dec 17, 2025 |
| 72% | MALINGERED Mother hung on and pretended she was ill (10) | (10) | ||
| 69% | ACT Pretend to be | (3) | ||
| 66% | FEIGN Pretend | (5) | USA Today | Nov 25, 2025 |
| 63% | SHAM Pretender | (4) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 63% | APES Pretends to be | (4) | Newsday | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 63% | MALINGER Pretend illness | (8) | ||
| 60% | SPLEEN Ill humour | (6) | Puzzler Backwords | Jan 12, 2026 |
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