Pretend to be asleep Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue *Pretend to be asleep last seen in Universal 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLAYPOSSUM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLAYPOSSUM *Pretend to be asleep (10) Universal Feb 28, 2025
36% POSSUM Pretend to be asleep (with "play") (6)
20% SNORE Sound from someone pretending to fall asleep out of boredom, maybe (5)
16% TUTU Desmond who said 'There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep' (4) USA Today Apr 29, 2020
3% ONAN Put ___ act (pretend): 2 wds. (4)
3% PLAYER Team member finally asleep on bed (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 26, 2025
3% FEIGN Pretend (5) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
3% CONK Fall asleep, with "out" (4) New York Times Nov 24, 2025
3% CUT Pretend not to see prune (3) (3) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 13, 2025
3% DOZEOFF Fall asleep (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 12, 2025

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