Hoax Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 14 Feb 2025

Showing 56 Matching Answers

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SHAM
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Part of a bedding setCrossword Clue
ImitationCrossword Clue
BogusCrossword Clue
FakeCrossword Clue
This is unreal!Crossword Clue
PhonyCrossword Clue
Decorative pillowcaseCrossword Clue
PretenceCrossword Clue
Pillow coverCrossword Clue

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MARESNEST
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Steersman sorted out disordered situationCrossword Clue
QuagmireCrossword Clue
Total messCrossword Clue

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PUTON
5 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Bit of deceptionCrossword Clue
Slip intoCrossword Clue
StageCrossword Clue
DonCrossword Clue
DeceiveCrossword Clue
Stage — hoaxCrossword Clue

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CANARD
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Baseless rumourCrossword Clue
RumourCrossword Clue
Porky 9Crossword Clue
Unfounded rumorCrossword Clue
Item of fake newsCrossword Clue
fake newsCrossword Clue
Unfounded storyCrossword Clue
Stop using campaign item about Republican rumourCrossword Clue
Tail-less song bird lands on stern of boatload of red herringCrossword Clue

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FLAM
4 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
DeceptionCrossword Clue
Flim-___ (nonsense)Crossword Clue
Bit of deceptionCrossword Clue
Deception, informallyCrossword Clue
TrickCrossword Clue
Two-stroke drumbeatCrossword Clue

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SCAM
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Offer that seems too good to be true, probablyCrossword Clue
Shady offerCrossword Clue
Ponzi scheme, e.gCrossword Clue
___ Likely (shady phone call warning)Crossword Clue
SwindleCrossword Clue
ConCrossword Clue
Sketchy offerCrossword Clue
Three-card monte, e.gCrossword Clue

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SPOOF
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Send upCrossword Clue
ParodyCrossword Clue
"Hot Shots!" or "Hot Fuzz"Crossword Clue
Humorous parodyCrossword Clue
LampoonCrossword Clue
Weird Al Yankovic's "Amish Paradise," for oneCrossword Clue
“Blazing Saddles” or “MacGruber”Crossword Clue

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DUPE
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
FoolCrossword Clue
Pull one over onCrossword Clue
TrickCrossword Clue
SwindleCrossword Clue
Sucker – swindleCrossword Clue
HoodwinkCrossword Clue
Replica, informallyCrossword Clue
Pull a fast one onCrossword Clue

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FAKE
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
PhonyCrossword Clue
Cod following white fish in East LondonCrossword Clue
Like a designer bag with the company name misspelledCrossword Clue
KnockoffCrossword Clue
Art world fraudCrossword Clue
Not authenticCrossword Clue
Make-believeCrossword Clue
PhoneyCrossword Clue

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FASTSHUFFLE
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Card sharp's deceptionCrossword Clue

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FRAUD
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Con artistCrossword Clue
FakeCrossword Clue
PhonyCrossword Clue
3, for instanceCrossword Clue
Identity theft, for oneCrossword Clue
Crime of deceptionCrossword Clue
Brother gets over Dutch scamCrossword Clue
Criminal deceptionCrossword Clue
Phisher’s crimeCrossword Clue

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GAFF
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Barbed spearCrossword Clue
Fish-landing implementCrossword Clue
Fishing hookCrossword Clue
Not quite all slip homeCrossword Clue
Hook used to land fishCrossword Clue
Big fishhookCrossword Clue
House warmings ending with a fine foxtrotCrossword Clue
In Memphis almost break a drumCrossword Clue
Digs using hookCrossword Clue

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GAG
3 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Schtick in a skitCrossword Clue
Practical jokeCrossword Clue
Clown's bitCrossword Clue
Funny bitCrossword Clue
Comedy bitCrossword Clue
Quiet quipCrossword Clue
___ giftCrossword Clue
"Eww!"Crossword Clue

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LEGPULL
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Joke to make somebody believe what isn't trueCrossword Clue
Attempt, as a joke, to make somebody believe something that is not trueCrossword Clue
Trying to make somebody believe what is not true as a jokeCrossword Clue
Joke for example with piano during interludeCrossword Clue
Practical jokeCrossword Clue
The order of the day on draughtCrossword Clue
Stage turn's mild deceptionCrossword Clue

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PRACTICALJOKE
13 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Swapping salt and sugar labels, e.gCrossword Clue
PrankCrossword Clue
Trick played on a victimCrossword Clue
Jape — hoaxCrossword Clue

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RUSE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Clever schemeCrossword Clue
Bit of deceptionCrossword Clue
SubterfugeCrossword Clue
Bit of trickeryCrossword Clue
Deceptive actionCrossword Clue
PloyCrossword Clue
Sneaky schemeCrossword Clue
TrickCrossword Clue
Cunning planCrossword Clue
Trick – userCrossword Clue

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AINTTHATASHAM
13 Letters

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THECARDIFFGIANT
15 Letters

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APRILFOOL
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cry heard on April Fool's DayCrossword Clue
One day this person will be caught outCrossword Clue
Springtime prankCrossword Clue
The first victim?Crossword Clue
Spring hoax victimCrossword Clue
Today's "Gotcha!"Crossword Clue
One taken in on 1/4Crossword Clue
Prank victim once a yearCrossword Clue
4/1 shoutCrossword Clue
Springtime dupeCrossword Clue

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GULL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Shoreline birdCrossword Clue
Port callerCrossword Clue
Bird found near oceansCrossword Clue
Bird at the beachCrossword Clue
Seaside squawkerCrossword Clue
Beach birdCrossword Clue
Noisy shorebirdCrossword Clue
Shore birdCrossword Clue
Shore flierCrossword Clue
Certain seabirdCrossword Clue

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CODY
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bellinger of baseballCrossword Clue
Bellinger of the DodgersCrossword Clue
Buffalo Bill's family nameCrossword Clue
2019 N.L. MVP BellingerCrossword Clue
Buffalo Bill fish forkCrossword Clue
Storied Pony Express riderCrossword Clue
Buffalo Bill's surnameCrossword Clue
Wyoming town named for a frontiersmanCrossword Clue
Buffalo Bill Museum cityCrossword Clue
Buffalo Bill’s surnameCrossword Clue

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GAMMON
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cured meat and tripeCrossword Clue
Cured ham, and tripeCrossword Clue
Brexiter insulted loads empty gun with bulletsCrossword Clue
Bit of a pig, loading bullets into gun thats emptyCrossword Clue
One might get roasted when putting bullets in gun oddlyCrossword Clue
Smoked hamCrossword Clue
Smoked pig meatCrossword Clue
Good God! Is it an angry right-winger?Crossword Clue
Good God! This is a bit of a pigCrossword Clue
Good God! This is a bit of a pigCrossword Clue

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CODA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Marlee Matlin Oscar winnerCrossword Clue
Person whose first language may be ASL (Abbr.)Crossword Clue
Final passage of a symphonyCrossword Clue
Closing bars of musicCrossword Clue
Best Picture between "Nomadland" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once"Crossword Clue
Classical closingCrossword Clue
Musical finaleCrossword Clue
Concluding musical passageCrossword Clue
2021 Marlee Matlin film that won Best PictureCrossword Clue
Programmer some hear gets the last bit of workCrossword Clue

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ICON
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
App symbolCrossword Clue
Clickable pictureCrossword Clue
Desktop imageCrossword Clue
Symbol on a home screenCrossword Clue
Something that's often clickedCrossword Clue
Symbol on a screenCrossword Clue
Desktop imageCrossword Clue
Computer symbolCrossword Clue
Clicked picCrossword Clue
Clickable symbolCrossword Clue

62%
KIDS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
JoshesCrossword Clue
They may have a separate table at ThanksgivingCrossword Clue
Jokes aroundCrossword Clue
Baby goatsCrossword Clue
YoungstersCrossword Clue
Baby goatsCrossword Clue
Isn’t seriousCrossword Clue
Baby goatsCrossword Clue
Restaurant handout -->Crossword Clue
RibsCrossword Clue

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SCAMPI
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Top of an old Roman most-wanted list?Crossword Clue
Fix good fish dishCrossword Clue
Shrimp ___ (garlicky pasta dish)Crossword Clue
Shrimp ___ (garlicky entree)Crossword Clue
Naughty child, one getting breaded seafoodCrossword Clue
Garlicky dishCrossword Clue
Seafood dishCrossword Clue
Garlicky shrimp dishCrossword Clue
Garlicky shrimp dishCrossword Clue
Garlicky dishCrossword Clue

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COD
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Common fish for lutefiskCrossword Clue
Flaky fishCrossword Clue
Fish and chips fishCrossword Clue
Massachusetts cape named for a fishCrossword Clue
Fish whose most plentiful species are the "Atlantic" and "Pacific"Crossword Clue
Fish sticks fishCrossword Clue
Cousin of a haddockCrossword Clue
Common fish for lutefiskCrossword Clue
Most successful American video game franchise, for shortCrossword Clue
Cape ___, MassachusettsCrossword Clue

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CODE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Honor systemCrossword Clue
What a software developer develops withCrossword Clue
Dress ___Crossword Clue
Key for a smart lockCrossword Clue
(Area [?) of conduct]Crossword Clue
Do some programmingCrossword Clue
ProgramCrossword Clue
App basisCrossword Clue
Something of concern to a building developer … or software developerCrossword Clue
Write in Agda or PythonCrossword Clue

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HEYSHAM
7 Letters

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SOMME
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
River and department in France, known as the scene of an extended battle in the first world warCrossword Clue
French river a little Frenchman’s inCrossword Clue
A part cut by Head of Music DepartmentCrossword Clue
River to the English ChannelCrossword Clue
1916 battle site, with "the"Crossword Clue
1916 battle site, with "the"Crossword Clue
WWI battle site in FranceCrossword Clue
River in northern FranceCrossword Clue
Department store regularly invests millions upon millionsCrossword Clue
River through AmiensCrossword Clue

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INHUMAN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Savage on good terms with barbarian hugging motherCrossword Clue
Cruel chums stripped man naked in pubCrossword Clue
The majority of stupid guards make droning sound, being cruelCrossword Clue
BarbaricCrossword Clue
Sadistic alien?Crossword Clue
BrutalCrossword Clue
Brutal Scotsman masking new and unpleasant whiffCrossword Clue
CruelCrossword Clue
Beastly smell, a public gatheringCrossword Clue
Husband leads Uma into hotel thats strangeCrossword Clue

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PILTDOWNMAN
11 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
One metre down, plant foolish hoaxCrossword Clue
1912 Sussex fossil hoax — not limp wandCrossword Clue

53%
SPINDOCTOR
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Public relations pro, informallyCrossword Clue
Damage control proCrossword Clue
M.D. on "Wheel of Fortune"?Crossword Clue
Damage control professionalCrossword Clue
I do PR; cost is ludicrousCrossword Clue
Goes off to catch fish with smart retired PR personCrossword Clue
Who is one after "upping" vacuous policies to get elected?Crossword Clue
Propagandist distorted drop in costCrossword Clue
*Crafty press agentCrossword Clue
Campaign team memberCrossword Clue

52%
CORNELIAN
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Hoax involving Russia's foremost essayist's a gemCrossword Clue

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SKITTLES
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
"Taste the rainbow" candyCrossword Clue
Kilts set in motion as they get sent flying in alleysCrossword Clue
Bowling gameCrossword Clue
Models like traveling around wearing short and sexy tops - theyre colourful and sweetCrossword Clue
Son likes playing, keeping dry in gameCrossword Clue
Parody the French after tense gameCrossword Clue
Game played in an alleyCrossword Clue
NinepinsCrossword Clue

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COMMEND
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Praise formallyCrossword Clue
Firm man to rectify saluteCrossword Clue
Two thousand in company stop and saluteCrossword Clue
Two thousand in company stop and saluteCrossword Clue
Praise punctuation mark thats not full stopCrossword Clue
Speak highly ofCrossword Clue
Endorse business put back togetherCrossword Clue
KudizeCrossword Clue
KudizeCrossword Clue

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CONRAD
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lord Jim was title for him, misspelt on cardCrossword Clue
___ Black, British-Canadian ex-newspaper publisherCrossword Clue
Heart of Darkness authorCrossword Clue
Birdie of Broadway's "Bye Bye Birdie"Crossword Clue
Black businessman ran scams to cut cash on deliveryCrossword Clue
Black businessman ran scams to cut cash on deliveryCrossword Clue
See 1Crossword Clue
Joseph who wrote "Heart of Darkness"Crossword Clue
Im annoyed about putting company before individualCrossword Clue
Seafarer who wrote about navy leader in A Winding RoadCrossword Clue

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FIRSTLIGHT
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Dawn sees bird activity, including frantic stirCrossword Clue
Dawn French in romantic sitcom that starts not too demandingCrossword Clue
DawnCrossword Clue
DawnCrossword Clue

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PASTAJOKE
9 Letters

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PIRANHA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fearsome Amazon fishCrossword Clue
Carnivorous South American fishCrossword Clue
Part of school that totally bites?Crossword Clue
Omnivorous fishCrossword Clue
South American predator whose name translates to "tooth fish"Crossword Clue
I ran into quiet hall, not half finding ferocious typeCrossword Clue
Fish known for its biteCrossword Clue
Fish with razor-sharp teethCrossword Clue
Fierce sort from country seen in pub areaCrossword Clue
Omnivorous fishCrossword Clue

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TRICERATOPS
11 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Herbivorous dinosaurCrossword Clue
Prehistoric beast with a large bony frillCrossword Clue
Dinosaur whose name means "three-horned face"Crossword Clue
Kills outside rodent after grain: creature no longer livingCrossword Clue
Twinkling Egyptian god crowns ancient horned beastCrossword Clue
Three-horned dinosaurCrossword Clue
Moment pastor reconfigured defunct browser?Crossword Clue
When travelling, spot erratic old creatureCrossword Clue
When travelling, spot erratic old creatureCrossword Clue
Treat a critter with surgical procedures, old herbivoreCrossword Clue

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WHOA
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Hold your horses!"Crossword Clue
"Amazing!"Crossword Clue
“Holy cow!”Crossword Clue
Equestrian's cryCrossword Clue
“Hold your horses!”Crossword Clue
"Mind. Blown."Crossword Clue
"Omigod!"Crossword Clue
"I'm in awe!"Crossword Clue
"Hold your horses!"Crossword Clue
"That's mind-blowing!"Crossword Clue

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DORIC
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Order with circular capitalsCrossword Clue
Like the exterior columns at the ParthenonCrossword Clue
Column styleCrossword Clue
Greek column styleCrossword Clue
Like the Brandenburg Gate’s columnsCrossword Clue
Like some columns in a Scottish languageCrossword Clue
Style of column at Berlin's Brandenburg GateCrossword Clue
Like the Parthenon’s columnsCrossword Clue
Door half-centred initially in Corinthian order of architectureCrossword Clue
Greek punishment backed by one ConservativeCrossword Clue

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CAPECOD
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Simple house style with gablesCrossword Clue
Massachusetts peninsulaCrossword Clue
Hook-shaped peninsulaCrossword Clue
New England resort areaCrossword Clue
Provincetown's peninsulaCrossword Clue
English medic turned up with hat on, first landing here?Crossword Clue
Peninsula extending south and east from MassachusettsCrossword Clue
House style with shingle exteriors and flat-front facadesCrossword Clue
Coast's Atlantic; people enjoying clams or dogfish for starters?Crossword Clue
Peninsula in eastern MassachusettsCrossword Clue

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JANITOR
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
After bank holiday, go off to take up caring roleCrossword Clue
Key holder, oftenCrossword Clue
CaretakerCrossword Clue
Caretaker to retire initially after New YearCrossword Clue
Cleaning agentCrossword Clue
Caretaker of a joint in resort overlooking riverCrossword Clue
Caretakers New Years Day riseCrossword Clue
High point after New Year's Day for one cleaning upCrossword Clue
High point after New Years Day for one cleaning upCrossword Clue
Caretakers rent reduced on New Year's DayCrossword Clue

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PILTDOWN
8 Letters

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PUTTOSHAME
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Place with book stores has maybe shown upCrossword Clue

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SPAGHETTITREE
13 Letters

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XHOSA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Zulu's close relative has ox to transportCrossword Clue
Language widely used in South Africa — has oxCrossword Clue
Language with click consonantsCrossword Clue
Bantu language with click consonantsCrossword Clue
Bantu language with click consonantsCrossword Clue
One of Zimbabwe’s official languagesCrossword Clue
Mandela’s mother tongueCrossword Clue
Times has changed welcoming love for languageCrossword Clue
With damaged sax outside Head Office, a South African clicks in thisCrossword Clue
Vote backing a dominant AfricanCrossword Clue

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CROUTON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crunchy salad bitCrossword Clue
Cube in a saladCrossword Clue
Against accepting defeat? One’s in the soupCrossword Clue
Small piece of toasted or fried breadCrossword Clue
Reason against admitting defeat for one in the soupCrossword Clue
Hardly any toast Conservative, defeat aheadCrossword Clue
Small bit of bread scattered on courtCrossword Clue
Felon goes round licking small fried itemCrossword Clue
Felon goes round licking small fried itemCrossword Clue
Salad cubeCrossword Clue

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JOSHUA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The sixth book of the Old TestamentCrossword Clue
Judges predecessor a heavyweightCrossword Clue
NFL quarterback DobbsCrossword Clue
Banter over posh amateur producing bookCrossword Clue
Actor Henry who played Gaston in "Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration"Crossword Clue
Old Testament book about Moses' successorCrossword Clue
California's ___ Tree National ParkCrossword Clue
"Rib leading to human, oddly; ousted in Bible book "Crossword Clue
Josephs with Hugh reportedly taking a bookCrossword Clue
Rib leading to human, oddly; ousted in Bible bookCrossword Clue

44%
SHAMEFACED
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Red imitation of drink French rejectedCrossword Clue
Penitent, insincere and damaged, going toplessCrossword Clue
Sheepish journalist follows fake eatery upCrossword Clue
Spurious damage, first to last, will have you embarrassedCrossword Clue
Sheepish fake journalists drinking mugCrossword Clue
Son cooking made a chef embarrassedCrossword Clue
HangdogCrossword Clue
EmbarrassedCrossword Clue
EmbarrassedCrossword Clue
Looking guilty of fraud, cancelled missing a fineCrossword Clue

43%
BOMBSCARE
9 Letters

43%
CONFOUND
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mix upCrossword Clue
Utterly surprise statement that prisoners been located?Crossword Clue
Prisoner experienced defeatCrossword Clue
Puzzle deception set upCrossword Clue
Shark identified foxCrossword Clue
Give no clue when cloudy, overcastCrossword Clue
Swindle brought to light in defeatCrossword Clue
Prisoner came across puzzleCrossword Clue
PerplexCrossword Clue
Trick discovered in puzzleCrossword Clue

43%
SHADOWBOXING
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Sparring with oneself?Crossword Clue

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OLIVIA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fictional pig created by Ian FalconerCrossword Clue
___ Pope (Kerry Washington's "Scandal" role)Crossword Clue
"Drivers License" singer RodrigoCrossword Clue
___ Newton-John, star of GreaseCrossword Clue
Famous actor exchanging last two parts for a role in Twelfth NightCrossword Clue
___ Pope (Kerry Washington's character on "Scandal")Crossword Clue
"Booksmart" director WildeCrossword Clue
Rodrigo comes from leaderless South American nationCrossword Clue
Actress MunnCrossword Clue
Cruise line for lesbians and LGBTQ+ womenCrossword Clue

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Showing 56 Matching Answers

SHAM

9 RELATED CLUES

MARESNEST

3 RELATED CLUES

PUTON

6 RELATED CLUES

CANARD

9 RELATED CLUES

FLAM

6 RELATED CLUES

SCAM

8 RELATED CLUES

SPOOF

7 RELATED CLUES

DUPE

8 RELATED CLUES

FAKE

8 RELATED CLUES

FASTSHUFFLE

1 RELATED CLUES

FRAUD

9 RELATED CLUES

GAFF

9 RELATED CLUES

GAG

8 RELATED CLUES

LEGPULL

7 RELATED CLUES

PRACTICALJOKE

4 RELATED CLUES

RUSE

10 RELATED CLUES

AINTTHATASHAM

THECARDIFFGIANT

APRILFOOL

10 RELATED CLUES

GULL

10 RELATED CLUES

CODY

10 RELATED CLUES

GAMMON

10 RELATED CLUES

CODA

10 RELATED CLUES

ICON

10 RELATED CLUES

KIDS

10 RELATED CLUES

SCAMPI

10 RELATED CLUES

COD

10 RELATED CLUES

CODE

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HEYSHAM

SOMME

10 RELATED CLUES

INHUMAN

10 RELATED CLUES

PILTDOWNMAN

2 RELATED CLUES

SPINDOCTOR

10 RELATED CLUES

CORNELIAN

1 RELATED CLUES

SKITTLES

8 RELATED CLUES

COMMEND

9 RELATED CLUES

CONRAD

10 RELATED CLUES

FIRSTLIGHT

4 RELATED CLUES

PASTAJOKE

PIRANHA

10 RELATED CLUES

TRICERATOPS

10 RELATED CLUES