NYT Crossword · 52 Across
“Fake-out” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, June 25, 2016 as 52 Across. The answer has 4 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
Answer
NYT Crossword · Saturday, June 25, 2016 · 52 Across
Every time this clue appeared
- Jun 25, 2016 · 52 Across · 4 letters
- May 6, 2007 · 25 Across · 4 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, June 25, 2016.
Across
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- 11Take in just the highlights, say crossword clue4 letters
- 15Common wear under a lei crossword clue10 letters
- 16Short pants? crossword clue4 letters
- 17Rich, sweet-and-sour dessert crossword clue10 letters
- 18Thirsts crossword clue4 letters
- 19Androids don't use it crossword clue3 letters
- 20President during the Korean War crossword clue4 letters
- 21Camp David event crossword clue6 letters
- 23European race place crossword clue6 letters
- 25Guerrilla in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" crossword clue5 letters
- 26Flip crossword clue5 letters
- 27Cough queller crossword clue7 letters
- 29Title teen in a 2007 hit indie film crossword clue4 letters
- 30Literature Nobelist ___ Fo crossword clue5 letters
- 32Org. whose logo has a talon-gripped key crossword clue3 letters
- 33At an impasse crossword clue4 letters
- 34Point of computer technology? crossword clue5 letters
- 35Went on the fritz crossword clue4 letters
- 36Clears crossword clue3 letters
- 37Pedestal support crossword clue5 letters
- 38Good, to Galba crossword clue4 letters
- 39Contents of many culled lists crossword clue7 letters
- 41Program that turns out ensigns, for short crossword clue5 letters
- 43Green hero of book and film crossword clue5 letters
- 44Places crossword clue6 letters
- 46Attention getter crossword clue6 letters
- 48Football rival of Rutgers crossword clue4 letters
- 49Kiss ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 53Tries to unload things quickly crossword clue10 letters
- 56Resourceful people find new ones crossword clue4 letters
- 57Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director crossword clue10 letters
- 58Bother crossword clue4 letters
- 59Grave accents? crossword clue10 letters
Down
- 1Co-writer of the Surrealist silent film "Un Chien Andalou," 1929 crossword clue4 letters
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- 3List in an actor's résumé, informally crossword clue4 letters
- 4Short while? crossword clue3 letters
- 5Italian border city crossword clue7 letters
- 6Cough cause crossword clue6 letters
- 7Ones with wedge issues? crossword clue11 letters
- 8Prompt to pull over crossword clue5 letters
- 9Winner of NBC's "America's Toughest Bouncer" in 1980 crossword clue3 letters
- 10Are, in Arles crossword clue4 letters
- 11Hogtie crossword clue6 letters
- 12Detractors' epithet for the Putin regime crossword clue10 letters
- 13Setting of the so-called "Seven Islands" of Greece crossword clue9 letters
- 14Hot words? crossword clue8 letters
- 22It's hair-raising crossword clue4 letters
- 23Thirst crossword clue4 letters
- 24Sneak peek sent to film critics crossword clue11 letters
- 26Band whose "Appetite for Destruction" was the best-selling debut album of all time crossword clue10 letters
- 28See 2-Down crossword clue3 letters
- 29Rowdy joint crossword clue9 letters
- 31First name of 26-Down's frontman crossword clue3 letters
- 33IHOP topping option crossword clue8 letters
- 34Municipal mainstays: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
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- 38Tattoos and piercings crossword clue7 letters
- 40Command crossword clue6 letters
- 4213th-century B.C. king with 10 namesakes crossword clue6 letters
- 45She played Adrian in "Rocky" and Connie in "The Godfather" crossword clue5 letters
- 47Cry of excitement crossword clue4 letters
- 49City largely destroyed in Operation Charnwood crossword clue4 letters
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- 51Rx things crossword clue4 letters
- 54Accented shout crossword clue3 letters
- 55Packed letters? crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Fake-out”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with R and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Fake-out” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at 52 Across. It has appeared 2 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Fake-out” crossword clue?
The answer is RUSE (4 letters). If you'd rather work it out yourself, the hints above give it away a little at a time.