Pretended to be encouraged, wasting time Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pretended to be encouraged, wasting time last seen in Times Cryptic 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SIMULATED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% 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
7% SIMULATE Pretend to encourage having wasted time (8)
6% STET Editing instruction hidden in "waste time" (4) Universal Sep 7, 2025
6% HEARTEN Warmly encourage (7) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2025
6% EGGON Encourage (3,2) (5) Mirror Classic Sep 1, 2025
6% RAHS Encouraging cries (4) LA Times Daily Aug 27, 2025
6% PLAYACT Pretend (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 25, 2025

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