What pretender is expecting to do even as force is beginning to rise? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue What pretender is expecting to do even as force is beginning to rise? featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on September 4, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is REIGN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REIGN What pretender is expecting to do even as force is beginning to rise? (5) The Times Cryptic Sep 4, 2026
5% AWAIT Be in expectation of (5) The Times Concise Aug 28, 2026
5% ACTED Pretended (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 26, 2026
5% TAKEUP Begin to do, as a hobby (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 26, 2026
5% DUE Expected (3) LA Times Daily Aug 23, 2026
5% YOU "What do ___ mean?" (3) USA Today Aug 19, 2026
5% ACTAS Pretend to be (5) The Washington Post Mini Aug 18, 2026
5% ASISUSUAL "Just what I expected" (9) Universal Aug 15, 2026
5% BRO "Do you even lift, ___?" (3) The Atlantic Aug 13, 2026
5% ASHES What a phoenix rises from (5) New York Times Mini Aug 12, 2026

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