Crossword answer
PRETENDS
8 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 5 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, September 25, 2026
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PRETENDS
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PRETENDS is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 5 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Would have you believe, before time is up” in the Evening Standard crossword on September 25, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
DATELINEIt says where and when an article was written (8)
AMBULANTMoving about in the morning, six-footer clutches bauble, oddly (8)
OKSOWHAT"And your point is?"
GRIMACESMakes a face (8)
HOWSLIFE"What's new with you?"
SPITBALL"Ammunition" for a class clown
CAVALIEROffhand
GENERALSClasses by extremely lugubrious commanders (8)
EMIRATESWhat Sex Pistols were paid for 3 months in Holloway venue
WARFARINDrug no good when engaging in battle (8)
INSECRETSurreptitiously deleting note would not be cricket? Actually it would (2,6)
REPRISALEarl rips pants in retaliatory act (8)
EARLIESTSoonest
SAYONARAJapanese farewell
Every appearance of PRETENDS (5)
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Sep 25, 2026
Would have you believe, before time is up · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Apr 17, 2026
Makes out tenders have been put out on the quiet · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jun 24, 2022
Feigns · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Sep 17, 2021
Would have you believe, before time is up · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Apr 9, 2021
Makes out tenders have been put out on the quiet · Evening Standard · 32 Down