Fake Crossword Clue

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Fake Crossword Answer

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ERSATZ

(6 letters)

FRAUD

(5 letters)

BOGUS

(5 letters)

PSEUDO

(6 letters)

PHONY

(5 letters)

STAGE

(5 letters)

ASSUMED

(7 letters)

POSER

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. adopted in order to deceive
(verb)
1. make a pretence of
2. make believe with the intent to deceive
(noun)
1. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Hint 2: Clue Definition

FAKE (verb)
1. tamper, with the purpose of deception
2. make a copy of with the intent to deceive
FAKE (noun)
1. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
FAKE (adjective)
1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
2. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ERSATZ
(6 letters)
FRAUD
(5 letters)
BOGUS
(5 letters)
PSEUDO
(6 letters)
PHONY
(5 letters)
STAGE
(5 letters)
ASSUMED
(7 letters)
POSER
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
HAMS

More Universal Crossword (5/9/2026) Answers

Across

1. "___ boy!" ("Nice job!")

5. Subtle attention-getter

9. Big gulp

13. "Way to act like an adult"

16. Cheeky laugh

17. Place to sing smash hits while smashed

18. Actor Scott of "Severance"

19. Dramatic speed in action movies

20. Tingling feeling evoked by whispered internet content, briefly

21. Assortment in a kitchen cabinet

22. Leslie ___ Jr. ("Hamilton" cast member)

24. Part of an act

26. Beer foam

29. Sandpaper grade

32. Fat block in a bird feeder

33. Target of pimple patches

34. Genre for many study playlists

37. Fish stick?

38. Let up

39. Spot for a piercing

40. Finds someone unattractive on Tinder

42. ___ Major (bear constellation)

43. Exaggerate, as a stage role

44. Pig food

45. Beat decisively, in gamer slang

46. Work-related moves, informally

48. Bit of land in el oceano

50. "Taylor Swift: The ___ Tour"

51. White House office shape

54. Unavailable, as a restroom

58. Rock icon Turner

59. Rhyming name for a UFC event

61. Film ___ (movie genre)

62. Hairy exotic pets

63. Dark __ (black magic)

64. Addams family cousin

65. Oh dear!.

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Down

1. Synagogue chambers

2. Blue-green hue

3. Popular bubble tea flavor

4. How some pie is served

5. Islamabad's country, for short

6. Defeats with ease

7. Jersey Mike's sandwiches

8. Disneyland transport

9. Not "ship out"

10. "You still need me?"

11. Reluctant start of a question

12. They may have many facets

14. Word with "swing" or "ring"

15. Screws up

23. Stares creepily

25. Former CBS forensic show

26. Cruel

27. One fighting to save the world?

28. Seriously?

30. "It's my opinion that ..."

31. Conspiracist's cap

35. Safe link letters

36. British fool hidden in "top-rated"

38. Picked-up pickup, for short?

41. Celestial bodies that regularly emit radio waves

42. Element named after a planet

47. Have a ___ spot for

49. Fuzzy stuff in a trap

50. Sicilian stratovolcano

52. Through

53. Prefix with "culture"

55. Not looking so good

57. Online artisanal marketplace

60. This blows

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