Old flame pretending to be tough Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old flame pretending to be tough . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EXACTING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXACTING Old flame pretending to be tough (8)
7% EXES Old flames (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 30, 2025
6% EMBER Flame proof? (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 1, 2025
6% PLAYACT Pretend (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 25, 2025
6% FEIGN Pretend (5) Universal Aug 14, 2025
6% POSESAS Pretends to be (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 9, 2025
6% EXIST Old flame is given little time to live (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 7, 2025
5% FIRE Flames are terribly rife (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
5% SYNC Lip-___ (pretend to sing) (4)
5% ARMADILLO Mammal with tough plates (9) Commuter Sep 4, 2025
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