Mother hangs about, pretends to be ill (9) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALINGERS Mother hangs about, pretends to be ill (9) (9)
7% SHAM Pretender (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
7% APES Pretends to be (4) Newsday Oct 24, 2025
7% WAIT Hang about (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 8, 2025
6% MALICE Hostility, ill will (6) The Times Concise Nov 6, 2025
6% DONTMINDME "Pretend I'm not here" (10) Universal Nov 5, 2025
6% MOMS Mothers (4) USA Today Quick Nov 2, 2025
6% COY Pretend-shy (3) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
6% INFLUENZA Winter illness * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
6% ABASHED Ill at ease (7) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
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