The Clue
Parlor game (8 letter answer)
The Answer
CHARADES
Tags
Notes
The answer CHARADES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Blatant pretenses
Pantomime game
Party game
Classic party activity
Game featuring pantomime
Game with many "points"
Party picker-upper, maybe
Definition
CHARADES as a noun:
1. player acts out a phrase for others to guess
CHARADE as a noun:
1. (parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on) = a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
2. a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades