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PRETEXT is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for PRETEXT.

12 total results for PRETEXT   ( score: 50 )

3 results for PRETEXT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sat Feb 14, 201541DExcuse (2)David Steinberg
Sat Aug 12, 199541DSubterfugeA.J. Santora
Sun Sep 4, 199449AExcuse (2)Wayne Robert Williams
9 results for PRETEXT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Aug 30, 198033DExcuseWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Wed Mar 29, 196735DAlleged motive.Joseph LaFauciFarrar
Fri Sep 30, 196636AExcuse.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 7, 196596DFlimsy excuse.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sun Oct 21, 196251DExcuse.Ralph AndersonFarrar
Mon Jul 3, 196139AExcuse.UnknownFarrar
Thu Dec 4, 19589DExcuse.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Wed Jul 2, 195236DExcuse to cloak one's real intention.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jun 27, 194870DExcuse.P. J. LamannaFarrar
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