Pretense of being pugnacious? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TOUGHGUISE Pretense of being pugnacious? (10) Wall Street Journal Jul 20, 2019
7% CHARADE Pretense (7) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
6% GUISE Pretense (5) Universal Jul 13, 2025
5% ARTLESS Without guile or pretension (7) (7)
5% ARTY Full of pretensions (4) Family Time Jul 7, 2025
5% MIDDLEWEIGHT Intermediate delay, we hear, for pugnacious sportsman (12) The Times Cryptic Jul 7, 2025
5% AIRS Pretenses a person may "put on" (4)
4% TEM Pro ___ (for the time being) (3)
4% UNATTENDED Not being watched (10) Commuter Sep 26, 2025
4% WHIM Fancy being with that man (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 26, 2025

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