Hoax Crossword Clue

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Hoax Crossword Answer

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SCAM

(4 letters)

RUSE

(4 letters)

PUTON

(5 letters)

FRAUD

(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

HOAX (noun)
1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
HOAX (verb)
1. subject to a playful hoax or joke

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SCAM
(4 letters)
RUSE
(4 letters)
PUTON
(5 letters)
FRAUD
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More New Yorker Crossword (6/10/2026) Answers

Across

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6. Comprehends

12. Made, as money

14. Latin phrase that roughly translates to “my bad”

16. Mark of disgrace

17. Part of the body involved in hearing and balance

18. Dr. Seuss title character described as “shortish. And oldish. And brownish. And mossy”

20. Bowling feat indicated by a slash

21. Feature of a male elk or moose

23. Inquires

24. Go around in circles

27. Rescues a shelter animal, say

30. Common order at a baseball game

33. Syrup that epitomizes slowness

37. India pale ___

38. “Gotta Catch ’Em All” franchise

40. Parisian 'yes'

41. Maternity pants?

43. Article of clothing at a merch stand

45. Join the military

47. Soothing ingredient in many lotions

48. Dot of land in the ocean

51. Capital of Taiwan

54. Borscht and bisque, for two

56. David Bowie’s flamboyant music genre

60. Me too

63. 'You can say that again!'

64. Gives the green light

65. Arm muscle informally

66. Word after solar or support

67. Leavening agent in many baked goods

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1. Hawk's home

2. Sworn pledge

3. Actress Larson who shares her name with a kind of cheese

4. Neighbor of Scotland and Wales

5. Citrus in a whiskey sour

6. Abbr. before X, Z, or Alpha

7. Was in charge of

8. Terrific, in old-timey slang

9. Exceed

10. Fervent appeals

11. Bit of romantic chemistry, so to speak

13. Projectile in a pub game

14. Conflicting signals

15. Greek god of war

19. In the style of

22. Hotel booking

25. Marco ____

26. Tabloid twosome

28. Novel sequence of events?

29. Gets bronze in the sun

31. Currently serving customers

32. Target for a soccer or hockey player

34. Bagful at a nursery

35. Currency in Belgium and Bulgaria

36. Location

39. Work with yarn and needles

42. "Golly!"

44. Scrunchie or elastic, e.g.

46. Up to, for short

48. “Insecure” actress Rae

49. Daytime TV dramas

50. Like pancake batter and old mattresses

52. “. . . but that’s all in the ___ now”

53. Georgia university where Jimmy Carter held a professorship after his Presidency

55. Opportunity

57. Black-and-white ocean predator

58. Pool sticks

59. Didn't throw away

61. Biblical garden dweller

62. Sleep stage in which dreaming occurs, briefly

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