Hoax
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 27 Jul 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Tuesday, 30 Mar 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Monday, 18 Jan 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 25 Nov 2020
- The New York Times Mini - Monday, 14 Oct 2019
- The New York Times Mini - Saturday, 8 Jul 2017
Crossword Answers
3 letters
COD
Lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
CON
In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"
4 letters
FAKE
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player
FOOL
A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
SCAM
A fraudulent business scheme
DUPE
A person who is tricked or swindled
FLAM
SHAM
Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
5 letters
PUTON
Increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
FRAUD
Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
TRICK
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
SPOOF
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
PRANK
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
6 letters
CANARD
A deliberately misleading fabrication
DUPERY
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
HUMBUG
Communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
7 letters
LEGPULL
9 letters
MARESNEST
DECEPTION
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
10 letters
MARE’SNEST
11 letters
FASTSHUFFLE
PLAYAJOKEON
Deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
FRAUDULENCE
The quality of being fraudulent
HORNSWOGGLE
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
13 letters
PRACTICALJOKE
A prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
15 letters
PULLSOMEONESLEG