Put ___ act (pretend): 2 wds. Crossword Clue

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Put ___ act (pretend): 2 wds. Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

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
PUT (verb)
1. attribute or give
2. formulate in a particular style or language
PUT (noun)
1. the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

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ANON

More Daily Themed Crossword (1/15/2026) Answers

Across

1. ___ Moines (Iowa city)

4. Female parent, affectionately

7. ___-school (school for tots)

10. Wood-chopping tool

11. ___-pedi (beauty treatment)

12. Speed up, as an engine

13. ___ Tac (brand of mint)

14. Clickable symbol, such as the recycle bin on a PC screen

15. "He ___, he saw, he conquered"

16. Include, as a file with an email

18. Apple desktop

20. ___ Lanka, Asian island

21. ___ Martin DB5, James Bond's classic silver-screen ride that first stole the show in "Goldfinger"

24. Veggies that might have you in tears

27. Bone ___ (porcelain kitchenware material)

28. "It's ___-brainer!" ("Duh!"): 2 wds.

29. Spain's continent, briefly

31. Baseball headwear

32. ___ cycle, iconic silver-screen bike for Kevin Flynn from "Tron" that leaves a neon trail behind

35. Liquefied by heat, like lava

38. Out on a cruise: 2 wds.

39. "___, humbug!" (Ebenezer Scrooge's words)

40. Narrow waterway

42. Black ___, Captain Jack Sparrow's iconic silver-screen ride from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series that can outsail the fastest ships

46. Thick piece of concrete

49. Word heard before you're put on hold

52. Whisper sweet nothings

53. Prefix for copter or pad

54. ___-1, iconic silver-screen ride from "Ghostbusters" that's the answer to "Who you gonna call?" on wheels

55. Window units: Abbr.

56. Golf target

57. Racetrack unit

58. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, informally

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1. Computer input

2. Way out of a building:

3. Religious group

4. Mystery ___, Scooby-Doo and gang's groovy silver-screen ride in "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" that's packed with Scooby Snacks

5. Singer Yoko ___ of "Walking on Thin Ice"

6. Word before "skirt" or "golf"

7. ___ makes perfect (idiom for getting better at something)

8. "Losing My Religion" group

9. Christmas ___ (December 24th)

11. Opposite of "macro"

15. ATM output

17. "___ walked into the room ...": 2 wds.

19. ___ and cheese (pasta dish)

23. Short rest

24. "I'll handle the matter!": 2 wds.

25. Egg-based holiday drinks

26. Lump ___ (complete amount)

28. Chicken ___ king: 2 wds.

30. Mug or burglarize

33. ___, the Love Bug, iconic silver-screen ride from the eponymous movies that's a matchmaker at heart

34. Chi preceder

36. Computer in a backpack

37. "Candle in ___ Wind" (Elton John song)

41. Amazement

43. Breakfast bowl berry

44. Lull in a cradle

45. "You snooze, you ___"

46. "Don't say another word!"

47. ___ Burnett of advertising

48. "She's ___ That" (1999 romcom)

50. Torn ___ (athlete's knee injury): Abbr.

51. "Keep ___ secret" ("Don't tell anyone"): 2 wds.

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