Total fake Crossword Clue

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Total fake Crossword Answer

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PHONY

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(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 Definitions

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
TOTAL (verb)
1. determine the sum of
2. add up in number or quantity
TOTAL (noun)
1. the whole amount
2. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
TOTAL (adjective)
1. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
2. complete in extent or degree and in every particular

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

PHONY
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Hint 4: Anagram

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

More USA Today Crossword (2/23/2026) Answers

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15. Saga

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17. Make a selection

18. Desertlike

19. Brings together

20. Person being pulled behind a boat

23. Lively party

24. Matzo ball soup herb

25. "___ of the Moment" ('80s rock anthem)

26. Restaurant suggestion, for short

27. Place to buy smoked salmon

29. Shade

31. Repellant brand

34. Doc who may tell you to "say ah"

36. Hangs, like a trapeze

37. Sound from a cow

38. Junko Tabei or Tenzing Norgay, e.g.

43. Hosp. areas

44. Liquors in grogs

45. ___ B. Wells (civil rights leader)

46. Slender-grained aromatic rice

48. Prepares for publication

52. CD-___

53. Bit of candy in a Gummy Cluster

57. "M3GAN" actress Donald

58. Thrill seeker who securely leaps from a high platform

61. Behold

64. Hoarse voice

65. Name that means "lion" in Hebrew

66. Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2, e.g.

67. Carded

68. Pro whistle blower

69. Elevators connect them

70. This, in Spanish

71. NFL scores

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1. Mass of people

2. Outstanding

3. "One ___ After Another" (2025 film)

4. One of four on the Chicago flag

5. Like brutally honest feedback

6. Not different

7. Radio, magazines, etc.

8. San Antonio athlete

9. James Bond creator Fleming

10. The Chickahominy, e.g.

11. Underground burial site

12. Praiseful poems

13. Netlike material

21. "Grey's Anatomy" actress Pompeo

22. Moral code

26. Dwell

28. Like some college games

30. Bumpy fruit

32. "___ tha Love of $" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony hit)

33. Pro

35. Pulled tight

36. Some ER employees

38. Group of kangaroos

39. Singer Rita

40. Cold War country

41. Chatting digitally

42. Formal address

47. Decoration above a crib

49. Pass on, like wisdom

50. Like terracing

51. Calligraphy flourishes

54. Spooky

55. Peruses an email

56. Martin Garrix performance, e.g.

59. CNN reports it

60. Hairstyle that might require bobby pins

61. Yahoo alternative

62. "Credit where credit's ___"

63. "Jersey Shore" network

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