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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pretended to encourage debts last seen in Telegraph 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPURIOUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPURIOUS Pretended to encourage debts (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 30, 2018
3% OWED Was in debt (4)
3% OWES Is in debt (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
3% OWE Be in debt (3) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
3% SPUR Encourage, with "on" (4) New York Times Oct 8, 2025
3% IOU Debt acknowledgement (3) The Telegraph Mini Oct 8, 2025
3% REPAY Settle, as a debt (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 4, 2025
3% RAH Encouraging syllable (3) USA Today Oct 1, 2025
3% FOSTERS Encourages (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 30, 2025
3% ATTA Encouraging start? (4) New York Times Sep 29, 2025

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