Counterfeit Crossword Clue

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Counterfeit Crossword Answer

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FAKE

(4 letters)

BOGUS

(5 letters)

PHONY

(5 letters)

IMITATION

(9 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

COUNTERFEIT (verb)
1. make a copy of with the intent to deceive
COUNTERFEIT (adjective)
1. not genuine; imitating something superior
COUNTERFEIT (noun)
1. a copy that is represented as the original

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

FAKE
(4 letters)
BOGUS
(5 letters)
PHONY
(5 letters)
IMITATION
(9 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (8/13/2026) Answers

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19. Hockey team that's one side in the Battle of Alberta

22. Round roofs

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24. Playful bite

26. Police procedural with LA and New Orleans spinoffs

27. "OMG, stop sharing!"

29. More adorable

31. Dog show org.

32. Soccer team that's one side in the Brimstone Cup

35. Pop star Chappell

36. Old standby

37. Basketball team that has faced the Los Angeles Lakers in 13 playoffs

41. Top exec

44. National park in Alberta

45. Playground game

46. Let sit in water

47. Gateway Arch city, for short

48. Flatpack furniture store

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56. Green legumes

57. "Mating in Captivity" author Perel

58. Off ___ on

60. Sitarist Shankar

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62. Slime

63. Laudatory poems

64. Napped, perhaps

65. She's a sheep

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Down

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3. Made of baked clay

4. Corn flour dough

5. ___'acte (interlude)

6. Fake nail material

7. Like kale

8. Fashion

10. Gelato brand

11. More anxious

12. MMA bout result

14. Internet delays

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22. Genetic material

25. "Post" opposite

27. Pad see ew cuisine

28. Flirtatious young woman

30. Flying saucer

32. Meat cooked in its own fat

33. Contents of un lago

34. Asian percussion instrument

35. NBA whistle blower

37. "Finding Your Roots" network

38. Mussed-up hair from a beanie, say

39. Taking an extended break from work

40. Cause to jump

41. Bravery

42. Hold your horses!

43. Approves

46. Condiment paired with poivre

49. Maintains

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51. That's a wrap!

53. Condition of a sale

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55. Part of a three-piece suit

56. One who plays for pay

59. She's a deer!

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