Portmanteau legally recognized since 1977 Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PALIMONY Portmanteau legally recognized since 1977 (8) New York Times Nov 12, 2015
7% KNOW Recognize (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 27, 2025
6% SMOG Pollution portmanteau (4) USA Today Nov 24, 2025
6% DRAMEDY Genre portmanteau (7) LA Times Daily Nov 6, 2025
5% PARA Prefix with "chute" or "legal" (4)
5% INLAW Legal relative (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 12, 2026
5% TWIX Portmanteau of "twin sticks", in chocolate (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 9, 2026
5% LAWCOURT Legal chamber (3,5) (8) The Guardian Quick Jan 5, 2026
5% PETTIFOGGERY Legal chicanery (12) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 4, 2026
5% TBF "since u asked ..." (3) The Atlantic Jan 2, 2026

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