False show
The crossword clue "False show" is answered by PRETENSE, a 8-letter entry. Used 14 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PRETENSE
8 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PRETENSE answer page.
Used 14 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PRETENSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by PRETENSE, most used first.
- Sham - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Make-believe - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
- False appearance - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- "Show Me" State - MISSOURI, used 10 times
- False teeth - DENTURES, used 8 times
- No-show - ABSENTEE, used 7 times
- False belief - DELUSION, used 6 times
- Show up again - REEMERGE, used 6 times
- Stole the show from - UPSTAGED, used 6 times
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