Pretend to accept praise? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAKEABOW Pretend to accept praise? (8) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2019
8% LAPUP Accept eagerly, as praise (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 1, 2025
7% ACT Pretend to be (3)
7% LAUDS Praises (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 2, 2025
7% FEIGN Pretend (5) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
6% ODIST Praiseful poet (5) Universal Jan 2, 2026
6% MIMES Pretends to sing a song (5) (5) Mirror Classic Dec 29, 2025
6% NORM "That's the ___" (It's the accepted standard) (4)
6% ACCLAIM Public praise (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 26, 2025
6% LAUDE Praise from Caesar (5) Newsday Dec 25, 2025

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