| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| GRIEF | Real hassle, so to speak |
| GRIEF | Big hassle, so to speak |
| TRUELOVE | The real thing, so to speak |
| GRADUATE | Enter the real world, so to speak |
| spade | to call something by its real name; be candidly explicit; speak plainly or bluntly |
| seeming | Appearing to be real or true, but not necessarily being so; apparent |
| phony | to alter, so as to appear genuine / not genuine or real, also PHONEY |
| phoney | to alter, so as to appear genuine / not genuine or real, also PHONY |
| flip | buy and usually renovate (real estate) so as to quickly resell at a higher price |
