Pretend to encourage having wasted time Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pretend to encourage having wasted time . 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 SIMULATE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SIMULATE Pretend to encourage having wasted time (8)
8% SIMULATED Pretended to be encouraged, wasting time (9) The Times Cryptic Feb 4, 2022
7% DALLY Waste time (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 2, 2025
7% HIED Wasted no time (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 6, 2025
7% IDLE Wasting time (4) LA Times Daily Jul 13, 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% IDLED Wasted one's time (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jul 30, 2025
6% DILLY ___-dally (waste time) (5)
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