Pose
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SIT
Show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"

ASK
Consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

GET
A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

LAY
Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"

PUT
Adapt; "put these words to music"

SET
Several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"

ACT
Something that people do or cause to happen

4 letters

AIRS
Affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me"

BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

5 letters

AMAZE
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

STICK
Stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

MODEL
The act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

PLACE
An abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

6 letters

PUZZLE
A game that tests your ingenuity

GRAVEL
Rock fragments and pebbles

BAFFLE
A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

STANCE
Standing posture

ASSERT
Assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"

7 letters

MYSTIFY
Make mysterious; "mystify the story"

NONPLUS
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

PERPLEX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

STUPEFY
Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"

FLUMMOX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

PRETEND
The enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"

POSTURE
Characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"

PRESENT
The period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"

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POSITION
The appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"

PRETENSE
An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

COOLNESS
A lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"

ATTITUDE
A theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"

BEWILDER
Cause to be confused emotionally

9 letters

DUMBFOUND
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

MANNERISM
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

PERSONATE
Attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"

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IMPERSONATE
Assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

AFFECTATION
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

12 letters

AFFECTEDNESS
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

ATTITUDINIZE
Assume certain affected attitudes