Pretense
The crossword clue "Pretense" is answered by MASK, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MASK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MASK answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
Other clues for MASK
Every other clue in this collection answered by MASK, most used first.
- Conceal - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Disguise - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Domino - used 19 times, most recently in 1999
- Mardi Gras wear - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Halloween costume part - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Halloween purchase - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Face covering - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- False face - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Halloween wear - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Hide - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Camouflage - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Halloween cover-up - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Part of a Halloween costume - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Costume part - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Cover up - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Halloween accessory - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Mardi Gras accessory - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Pretense - SHAM, used 63 times
- Pretense - POSE, used 23 times
- False pretense - SHAM, used 10 times
- Pretense - AIRS, used 7 times
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