Phony
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 6 Jan 2020
Crossword Answers
4 letters
SHAM
Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
FAKE
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player
5 letters
BOGUS
Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
FAKER
A person who makes deceitful pretenses
HOKEY
Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
FRAUD
Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
QUACK
The harsh sound of a duck
6 letters
ERSATZ
Artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
PSEUDO
A person who makes deceitful pretenses
PHONEY
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
POSEUR
A person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
7 letters
BASTARD
Derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"
8 letters
IMPOSTER
A person who makes deceitful pretenses
IMPOSTOR
A person who makes deceitful pretenses
9 letters
CHARLATAN
A flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
INSINCERE
Lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
HYPOCRITE
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
PRETENDER
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
10 letters
DISSEMBLER
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
SCAMARTIST
ARTIFICIAL
Contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
11 letters
COUNTERFEIT
A copy that is represented as the original
12 letters
DISSIMULATOR
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives