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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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
6% ACT Pretend to be (3)
6% WANT Waste not, ___ not (4) Universal Dec 19, 2025
6% TROPHY Wasting away, not having a prize (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
6% FEIGN Pretend (5) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
6% EGGON Encourage (5) USA Today Nov 20, 2025
6% SQUANDER Waste (8) The Times Concise Nov 19, 2025
6% ALLIED United scored wasting time (6) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 13, 2025
6% LETON Pretend to have left note out (3,2) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 13, 2025
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