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

MARESNEST

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