Phony Crossword Clue

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Phony Crossword Answer

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FAKE

(4 letters)

PSEUDO

(6 letters)

FRAUD

(5 letters)

BOGUS

(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

PHONY (noun)
1. 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
PHONY (adjective)
1. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

FAKE
(4 letters)
PSEUDO
(6 letters)
FRAUD
(5 letters)
BOGUS
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Apple+ Crossword (3/21/2025) Answers

Across

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21. Jabbed with a joint

23. Single curl, for example

24. Canada's Got Talent host Lindsay

25. Sibs and 'rents

27. It's already got mileage on it

29. Missing

31. Julia Louis-Dreyfus political comedy

33. Parasite that produces nits

34. Partner's partner, in polyamory

36. Like a stereotypical villain's fingers as they whirl around in their chair to face the hero

37. Spud harvested early in the season

39. Business ends of knives

42. ___ pinscher (dog breed)

46. Change back to zero

47. Dismissive sound

48. Opposite over hypotenuse, in trigonometry

49. Push through a piping bag, for example

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54. Simple card game

55. "Absolute ___ corrupts absolutely"

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59. Move like a dreidel

61. Frybread-and-toppings dish

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67. Central belief

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Down

1. Ray shining through an opening in a cloud

2. Ready to go

3. Uninformative answer to "What are you up to these days?"

5. Glorifying verse

6. Stimulating drink

7. Author unknown, for short

8. Prepare for ice-skating

9. Items removed when entering a mosque

10. "Bad Moon Rising" band, for short

11. An unfortunate one might cause someone to wear a hat

12. Placate

13. Crimson, for example

18. "For sure," informally

22. Key next to =

26. Declares openly

28. People honored with plaques on theater seats

30. Spacecraft that touches down

32. Gradually crumble away

35. IRL gathering

36. Place-setting setting

38. Put up with

39. Concocts

40. Antidepressant brand

41. Straddling

43. Typo or faux pas

44. Heartburn reliever

45. Cells in the nervous system

47. Proceed with caution

50. Prohibitive phrase

52. One of the fire signs

56. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story costar ___ Rachel Wood

58. Wild guess

60. Trail-mix component

62. Jacuzzi feature

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