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| 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • a deliberately misleading fabrication | ||||||||
| 33% | 5 | Damaging – and false – rumour | ||||||
noun • slanderous defamation • a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance • make a smudge on; soil by smudging • cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | ||||||||
| 25% | 4 | "False face must hide what the false heart doth ___": Macbeth | ||||||
noun • the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people verb • be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about • know how to do or perform something • be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object • have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations • accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority • have fixed in the mind • have sexual intercourse with • know the nature or character of • be able to distinguish, recognize as being different • perceive as familiar | ||||||||
False Rumour An Eccentric Put About Crossword Clue
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CANARD which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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CANARD
Updated: October 12, 2023
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| Telegraph Cryptic17 Jul 2023 | Across 1 | |
| The Guardian Everyman23 Jan 2011 | Down 19 | |
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