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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 NYT Crossword (4/23/2026) Answers

Across

1. “Truth be told...”

7. "___ so!" (German "I see!")

14. Big name in skin care

15. Leader whose face is shown on renminbi notes

16. Ashen

17. Spot for a catnap

19. Innings : baseball :: ___ : curling

20. Lead-in to Geo

21. Symbol of mass density

22. They're noisy little buggers

24. Kinkajou cousin

26. Expected outcome

27. Circa

29. Experience deep affirmation, in modern lingo

33. On guard

34. Center

35. Opus ___

36. Follower of open or closed, sartorially

37. Spaghetti-strapped tops, informally

38. Pass (out)

39. Reaction to a sock

40. Tasty item that, paradoxically, can have "ugh" in the middle

41. Queen's collaborator on the 1981 hit "Under Pressure"

42. What the "Music City Miracle" and the "Immaculate Reception" took place in

44. Alternative to bow ties

45. It might follow "ye"

46. "___ days are gone"

48. Test release?

51. Qt. or pt.

52. G.I. entertainers

55. Trawling, say

56. When many rainbows appear

59. Like some chances

60. Steering aid

61. Sign on a restroom door

62. Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu, in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie"

63. Science Guy Bill

64. Ring combo

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1. Babe in the woods

2. Adidas competitor

3. *Material for a sidewalk

4. Media exec Sarandos

5. "You game?"

6. To a degree

7. "Why ___ even here?"

8. It might come after trig

9. *Lack of pulchritude

10. Pickle portions

11. Something that's kept in the family ... or a hint to making sense of three pairs of answers in this puzzle

12. Alan of "M*A*S*H"

13. State of a playroom, often

18. Lush

23. Young stud

24. Bungee jumping necessity

25. "Assuming there's no other option for me …"

27. Withdrawn

28. Choice cut

30. Go over for publication

31. Start of a counting rhyme

32. Company that famously used the Beatles' "Revolution" in a 1987 TV commercial

33. Lots and lots

34. Thick locks

37. *Supermarket shopper's clipping

38. Alternative to a cup

40. Owie kissers, perhaps

41. Member of a wedding party

43. Twinkles

44. *Sport that uses mallets

47. "You ___ me worried!"

48. Something to be done

49. Louisiana's Grand ___ State Park

50. Speak while looking up, perhaps

52. Foot or stone

53. Goulash, e.g.

54. Really, really

57. Wrath

58. Weird Al's "___ to a Superhero"

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Hoax Crossword Clue Q&A

When was Hoax crossword clue used most recently?
- This clue was last seen in the April 23, 2026's NYT Crossword.
What was the most recent answer for Hoax crossword clue?
- The most recent answer for the clue is SHAM
What is the 4-letter answer for Hoax crossword clue?
- SHAM
When has Hoax crossword clue been used historically?

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Hoax Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Answer Definition

More NYT Crossword (4/23/2026) Answers

Across

Down

Hoax Crossword Clue Q&A

Christine Mielke

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Something you might say 3-Down about Crossword Clue

Isn’t looking forward to Crossword Clue

Lifeguard’s tubeful / Baby gift bearing the alphabet, maybe NYT Crossword Clue

In Manhattan, they run horizontally (abbr.) Crossword Clue

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