Contrived
Crossword Clue and Answers

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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

MANAGED

DEVISED

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"