Reference is a deception – not the first one Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALLUSION Reference is a deception – not the first one (8)
7% FEINT Deceptive move (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
7% FALSECUT Deck deception (8) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
7% MASK Deception metaphor (4) Newsday Oct 11, 2025
7% ABOUT In reference to (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
7% CITE Refer to (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 8, 2025
6% ATLAS Road reference (5) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
6% DAN "Deception Point" author Brown (3)
6% INNUENDO Oblique sexual reference (8) The Times Concise Oct 17, 2025
6% TESTIMONIAL Carelessly omit salient reference (11) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
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