Crossword answer
FAKE
4 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 30 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, July 29, 2026
Letter pattern
FAKE
Clues that lead to FAKE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Forgery4Evening StandardJul 29, 2026
Unreal?4New York TimesJun 21, 2026
Sham4New York TimesApr 16, 2026
Bogus4New York TimesMar 18, 2026
Counterfeit4Daily ThemedFeb 9, 2026
Affected part of week after returning (4)4The SunAug 13, 2025
Counterfeit (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 30 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Forgery” in the Evening Standard crossword on July 29, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
AUNTRelative
ALLY"___ McBeal," legal comedy-drama where Calista Flockhart plays the idealistic lead who gives the show its name
WONTTom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”
AMIEFemale friend in France
OBISKimono sashes
LISPIs in the record as an imperfect utterance
STOPCease
WEEDA diminutive figure, but growing
DELISupermarket cold-cuts area
AGESHistoric times
EYEDTook a good look at
HILOBig Island county seat
MICAGlittery mineral
AUTOCar
Every appearance of FAKE (30)
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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