Pretending Crossword Clue

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Pretending Crossword Answer

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FAKING

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Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. adopted in order to deceive
2. inaccurate in pitch
(adverb)
1. in a disloyal and faithless manner

Hint 2: Clue Definition

PRETENDING (noun)
1. the act of giving a false appearance

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

FAKING
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ALEFS

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23. Gets there

26. Mo. named for a god of war

27. Some handheld fare

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35. Pour-over with breakfast?

37. Luz source

38. Danger for a cyclist

39. Org. portrayed as villainous in “The Simpsons Movie”

40. Period that saw the separation of Africa from South America

42. Counterpart

43. Zany bit of action

44. “. . . ___ that just happen?”

45. Lacking

46. Amp (up)

48. Skedaddle

50. Rye-whiskey cocktail

54. 1975 book “The ___ of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism”

55. Law of La Mancha

57. Brand with a Thins variety

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64. Died down

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Down

1. 'Meh'

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5. Scoundrels

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31. Garden of Eden growth

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33. Distanced

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