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The Clue

Parlor game (8 letter answer)

The Answer

CHARADES

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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