Crossword answer
FAKE
4 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 31 appearances · Last seen The Independent, September 12, 2026
Letter pattern
FAKE
Clues that lead to FAKE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Counterfeit4The IndependentSep 12, 2026
Forgery4Evening StandardJul 29, 2026
Unreal?4New York TimesJun 21, 2026
Sham4New York TimesApr 16, 2026
Bogus4New York TimesMar 18, 2026
Counterfeit (4)4The SunAug 13, 2025
Affected part of week after returning (4)4The SunAug 13, 2025
___ news (made-up story)4Daily ThemedOct 14, 2023
Not genuine4Evening StandardJun 14, 2023
Counterfeit, say4Daily ThemedJun 10, 2022
About FAKE in crosswords
FAKE is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 31 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Counterfeit” in the The Independent crossword on September 12, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
IDEASetter had extra vacuous suggestion (4)
TNUTOne may be near a washer
SLOEPlum kin
KEELSome like electricity in part of ship (4)
AREAVicinity
ULNAIt's seen near a wrist
GAGEOld Bet's touch of grey heralds advancing years
PUBSTaverns
ALLSWilliam Shakespeare's "___ Well That Ends Well"
MOSTThe majority
DATAFacts
EWANBritish folk singer and songwriter, ____ MacColl, died 1989 (4)
MESAFlat-topped hill
AHOK"That makes sense now"
Every appearance of FAKE (31)
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Sep 12, 2026
Counterfeit · The Independent · 17 Down
Jul 29, 2026
Forgery · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jul 8, 2026
Forgery · The Independent · 19 Down
Jun 21, 2026
Unreal? · New York Times · 22 Across
Apr 16, 2026
Sham · New York Times · 20 Down
Mar 18, 2026
Bogus · New York Times · 37 Down
Feb 9, 2026
Counterfeit · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Sep 13, 2025
Counterfeit · The Independent · 18 Across
Aug 13, 2025
Counterfeit (4) · The Sun · 2 Down
Aug 13, 2025
Affected part of week after returning (4) · The Sun · 2 Down
Jul 1, 2025
Sham · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Sep 19, 2024
Bogus · Eugene Sheffer · 15 Across
Sep 5, 2024
Bogus · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Aug 6, 2024
Forgery · The Independent · 23 Across
Jun 18, 2024
Counterfeit · The Independent · 19 Across
May 1, 2024
Sham · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Mar 1, 2024
Forgery · The Independent · 20 Down
Jan 23, 2024
Counterfeit · The Independent · 17 Across
Oct 14, 2023
___ news (made-up story) · Daily Themed · 58 Across
Jun 14, 2023
Not genuine · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Sep 29, 2022
Not genuine · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Aug 20, 2022
Bogus · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Aug 13, 2022
Bogus · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
Jun 10, 2022
Counterfeit, say · Daily Themed · 12 Across
Oct 15, 2021
Sham · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 24, 2021
Forgery · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jun 19, 2021
Bogus · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
May 23, 2020
Bogus · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Across
Dec 18, 2019
Sham · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Apr 24, 2019
Sham · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Mar 23, 2018
Sham · Evening Standard · 3 Down