Crossword answer
FALSE
5 letters · Used for 17 different clues · 70 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 9, 2026
Letter pattern
FALSE
Clues that lead to FALSE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Untrue5The IndependentAug 9, 2026
‘Incorrect!’ (5)5The GuardianJul 21, 2026
Bogus5Daily ExpressJul 8, 2026
Lull into a ___ sense of security5Crosswords With FriendsJul 5, 2026
Not true5New York TimesJun 29, 2026
Fabricated, made up5Puzzle PageJun 18, 2026
Sham5Daily ExpressMar 25, 2026
Apocryphal5NewsdayDec 13, 2025
Like many mustaches in film5New York TimesNov 6, 2025
Disloyal5NewsdaySep 7, 2025
Not factual5NewsdayJun 17, 2025
Wrong5Evening StandardJun 15, 2025
Made up by performing fleas5The IndependentOct 26, 2024
Half-hearted fellas at work? Not so5The IndependentOct 17, 2024
Incorrect5Evening StandardAug 26, 2024
"True or ___?"5Daily ThemedSep 28, 2021
Wrong5Evening StandardApr 2, 2019
About FALSE in crosswords
FALSE is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 70 times in our database across 17 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Untrue” in the The Independent crossword on August 9, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
TEAMO"I love you," in Spanish
LAKERL.A. NBAer
HORNE"Stormy Weather" singer Lena
CYCLERevolution trammelled by democracy, clearly (5)
NURSESip slowly
AORTABlood line
TIARAPageant crown
ADIEUFarewell
STONEBoulder
TEASEFinish breakfast at leisure, then lead on
VERSEPart of a poem
ECOLIPossible sickener, incomplete story of environmentalism? (1,4)
APRONPinny
LONGSYearns – big-boy trousers (5)
Every appearance of FALSE (70)
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Aug 9, 2026
Untrue · The Independent · 6 Down
Jul 30, 2026
Untrue · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jul 21, 2026
Untrue · LA Times · Down
Jul 21, 2026
‘Incorrect!’ (5) · The Guardian · 4 Across
Jul 8, 2026
Bogus · Daily Express · 10 Across
Jul 5, 2026
Lull into a ___ sense of security · Crosswords With Friends · 32
Jun 29, 2026
Not true · New York Times · 1 Across
Jun 18, 2026
Fabricated, made up · Puzzle Page · 6 Down
May 27, 2026
Untrue · Daily Express · 2 Down
May 20, 2026
Untrue · The Independent · 19 Down
Apr 11, 2026
Untrue · Evening Standard · 4 Across
Mar 25, 2026
Sham · Daily Express · 11 Across
Feb 17, 2026
Untrue · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Dec 13, 2025
Apocryphal · Newsday · Down
Nov 26, 2025
Bogus · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Nov 6, 2025
Like many mustaches in film · New York Times · 1 Down
Oct 6, 2025
Untrue · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Sep 7, 2025
Disloyal · Newsday · Down
Sep 1, 2025
Untrue · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Aug 31, 2025
Untrue · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 12, 2025
Untrue · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 5, 2025
Untrue · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Jul 3, 2025
Sham · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Jun 17, 2025
Not factual · Newsday · Down
Jun 15, 2025
Wrong · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 12, 2025
Not true · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Apr 17, 2025
Disloyal · Newsday · Down
Feb 18, 2025
Untrue · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jan 20, 2025
Untrue · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Oct 26, 2024
Made up by performing fleas · The Independent · 13 Across
Oct 17, 2024
Half-hearted fellas at work? Not so · The Independent · 25 Down
Aug 26, 2024
Incorrect · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jul 17, 2024
Untrue · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 22, 2024
Untrue · The Independent · 16 Down
Jun 12, 2024
Untrue · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 23, 2024
Incorrect · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Apr 29, 2024
Untrue · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Nov 28, 2023
Untrue · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Oct 26, 2023
Untrue · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Aug 21, 2023
Untrue · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jun 20, 2023
Not true · Evening Standard · 26 Down
May 15, 2023
Not true · Evening Standard · 6 Across
May 11, 2023
Untrue · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Feb 27, 2023
Untrue · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Dec 5, 2022
Untrue · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Sep 15, 2022
Untrue · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jul 25, 2022
Untrue · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Apr 19, 2022
Not true · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Nov 22, 2021
Not true · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Oct 11, 2021
Untrue · Evening Standard · 4 Across
Sep 28, 2021
"True or ___?" · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Mar 29, 2021
Untrue · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Oct 26, 2020
Untrue · Evening Standard · 4 Across
Aug 12, 2020
Untrue · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Mar 16, 2020
Untrue · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jan 14, 2020
Untrue · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Jan 8, 2020
Untrue · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Nov 25, 2019
Untrue · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Nov 19, 2019
Untrue · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Jul 22, 2019
Untrue · Evening Standard · 9 Across
May 9, 2019
Untrue · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Apr 26, 2019
Sham · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Apr 2, 2019
Wrong · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Apr 2, 2019
Untrue · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Oct 10, 2018
Untrue · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jul 9, 2018
Incorrect · Evening Standard · 32 Down
May 30, 2018
Untrue · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Apr 10, 2018
Incorrect · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Mar 21, 2018
Untrue · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Mar 20, 2018
Untrue · Evening Standard · 13 Down