Pretend Crossword Clue

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Pretend Crossword Answer

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ACTASIF

(7 letters)

FEIGN

(5 letters)

PLAYACT

(7 letters)

ACT

(3 letters)

LETON

(5 letters)

UNREAL

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

Hint 1: Clue Definition

PRETEND (verb)
1. behave unnaturally or affectedly
2. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
PRETEND (noun)
1. the enactment of a pretense
PRETEND (adjective)
1. imagined as in a play

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

ACTASIF
(7 letters)
FEIGN
(5 letters)
PLAYACT
(7 letters)
ACT
(3 letters)
LETON
(5 letters)
UNREAL
(6 letters)

More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (5/1/2026) Answers

Across

1. Relatives of paddles

5. Theologian with a famous "razor"

10. Digitize, as a document

14. Like colors that have "safety" in their names

15. Fluffy scrubber in a shower

16. Fat-suctioning procedure, for short

17. Shell-clad mammals that might be nine-banded or three-banded

19. Sounds from a Chihuahua

20. Prepare for use, as a gun

22. The "A" of I.P.A.

23. Instruments related to English horns

24. Vietnamese New Year

25. Actress Mary-Kate or Ashley

27. Sparkly insets on a tiara

28. Flap around, as a dog's tail

29. West and East, in the U.S.

32. Warnings before announcing "He was dead the whole time!" and "They're the same person!"

35. Like romantic resorts where you must register with a partner

36. Makes void, as a marriage

37. Gives the thumbs-up to

38. Letters on a radio toggle

42. Hip-hop's Insane Clown ___

43. U.F.C. sport

44. Video game console for Pong and Centipede

45. Garfunkel of Simon & Garfunkel

46. Snack craving after smoking a bowl, perhaps

49. Afrikaans speaker

51. Completely gets rid of, as a disease

52. Hang out in a forum without posting

53. Be part of as a play

54. Back of the neck

55. Canadian gas brand

56. Letter after eta and before iota

57. East and west: Abbr.

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Down

1. Words after ants or bump

2. Micro-organism that requires oxygen

3. Genre for "Crazy Rich Asians" or "Crazy, Stupid, Love"

4. Plumbing tools that are named for an animal

5. Swedish actress Lena of "Chocolat"

6. Uncontroversial opinions

7. Assignment for a freshman who will be living in the dorms

8. In progress, as a game

9. Corn-based dough for tortillas

10. Sneaky

11. Person providing secret information to a certain U.S. agcy.

12. Some alternatives to Rokus

13. What an illogical argument makes

18. Alternative to "der" or "die," in German

21. "Tom ___" (Kingston Trio song)

26. Secret hideout for wolves or thieves

28. Diana, Princess of ___

29. Rectangles in a spreadsheet

30. Ancient grain in some bird feeder mixes

31. Comprehensive examination of a financial institution's records

32. Deep and full, as a singer's voice

33. Witty wordsmiths

34. Magnum ___

35. Competent

38. Readily available

39. Tropical cocktail with a rhyming name

40. Media coverage generated without money changing hands

41. Doesn't catch

43. CDs, T-shirts, etc., casually

44. Org. for the Demon Deacons and Blue Devils

47. What a thermometer measures

48. Singer Simone

50. Onetime MGM rival

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