| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| hue | 3 | |
| why | 3 | |
| air | 3 | |
| act | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| airs | 4 | |
| acts | 4 | |
| ruse | 4 | |
| pose | 4 | |
| veil | 4 | |
| mask | 4 | |
| show | 4 | |
| sham | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| ruses | 5 | |
| title | 5 | |
| poses | 5 | |
| shams | 5 | |
| right | 5 | |
| feint | 5 | |
| puton | 5 | |
| guise | 5 | |
| bluff | 5 | |
| trick | 5 | |
| sneer | 5 | |
| cheat | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| guises | 6 | |
| facade | 6 | |
| refuge | 6 | |
| screen | 6 | |
| advent | 6 | |
| polish | 6 | |
| demand | 6 | |
| reason | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| facades | 7 | |
| varnish | 7 | |
| pretext | 7 | |
| seeming | 7 | |
| charade | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| what for | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| wherefore | 9 | |
| rationale | 9 | |
| stratagem | 9 | |
| ABSURDITY | 9 | |
| SEMBLANCE | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| simulation | 10 | |
| masquerade | 10 | |
| pretension | 10 | |
| subterfuge | 10 | |
| SIMULACRUM | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| prerogative | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| SMOKE SCREEN | 12 | |
| PRESCRIPTION | 12 | |
| public image | 12 | |
| protestation | 12 | |
| speciousness | 12 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| representation | 14 | |
| stalking-horse | 14 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| Vested interest | 15 | |
| Window-dressing | 15 | |