Contrived
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.
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Publications
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 8 Oct 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 9 Jul 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Thursday, 10 Jan 2019
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 11 Feb 2018
Crossword Answers
3 letters
PAT
A light touch or stroke
4 letters
MADE
(of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order; "a neatly made bed"
5 letters
HOKEY
Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
7 letters
STILTED
Artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
PLANNED
Designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment"
ENGINED
9 letters
UNNATURAL
Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
10 letters
ARTIFICIAL
Contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"