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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPTICALILLUSION This is not what it appears to be (15) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 21, 2020
31% MIRAGE It's not what it appears to be (6) USA Today Feb 4, 2015
31% ILLUSORY Not what it appears to be (8)
27% SHAMS They aren't what they appear to be (5) New York Times Jan 12, 2021
24% AFTER What might appear before noon? (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 4, 2025
24% ILLUSION This trick is not what it appears to be (8) (8)
24% FACADE Front of building not what it appears to be? (6)
24% SEEM "Things are not always what they ___" (appear) (4)
24% CHAMELEON Reptile that might not be what it appears to be (9) The Telegraph Cryptic May 18, 2020
22% HOTEL In a word, what Debora appears to lack (5)

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