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'70s-'80s scandal that inspired "American Hustle"

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword June 16, 2020 Answers

The LA Times Daily Crossword crossword published on June 16, 2020 contains the clue "'70s-'80s scandal that inspired "American Hustle"". According to our crossword solution database, there are 161 possible answers. ABSCAM (6 letters) is the frontrunner at 99% confidence. We've listed every potential solution below, ranked from most to least likely.

Answer For '70s-'80s scandal that inspired "American Hustle":

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161 Other Potential Answers

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ABSCAM
'70s-'80s scandal that inspired "American Hustle"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2020
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CINQUAIN
American literary form inspired in part by haiku
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 2, 2020
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SNL
NBC show that inspired "30 Rock," for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
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OIL
Novel that inspired "There Will Be Blood"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
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ALASKA
State that inspired a "baked" ice cream dish
Universal Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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ENRON
Energy company in a 2001 fraud scandal
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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TEENSPIRIT
1990s deodorant brand whose name inspired a Nirvana song
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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MEAD
Drink that may have inspired the term "honeymoon"
Universal Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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DJINN
"A Master of __": P. Djèlí Clark novel inspired by Islamic mythology
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
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DRFRANKENSTEIN
Mary Shelley character who created a monster ... and who might've been inspired by the starred clues' answers, in modern times?
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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NEURALNETS
AI models inspired by the human brain
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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OCCAM
Franciscan philosopher who inspired the main character in "The Name of the Rose"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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GORP
Prefix with -core for a style inspired by hiking
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 17, 2026
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EMMA
Jane Austen novel that inspired the movie "Clueless"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
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DIGUPDIRT
Look for a scandal
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
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SOL
__ de Janeiro: beauty company inspired by Brazilian beach culture
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 16, 2025
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ICAHN
Investor Carl believed to have inspired the film character Gordon Gekko
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 14, 2025
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URBANOASIS
Place to take a break from the hustle and bustle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2025
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NED
"The Simpsons" character who inspired the band Okilly Dokilly
Universal Crossword · Sep 24, 2025
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WORM
Invertebrate that inspired a dance move
Universal Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
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KEVIN
Giant bird in "Up" ... or the beginning of a word ladder inspired by a trivia game
Universal Crossword · Jul 29, 2025
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ASTRO
Athlete in a 2010s MLB cheating scandal
Universal Crossword · Jul 26, 2025
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REY
"Star Wars" heroine who inspired an Ali Hazelwood romance novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2025
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BRITE
"Rainbow __": classic cartoon that inspired collectible dolls
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2025
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DIANA
Princess who inspired a special-edition Beanie Baby in 1997
Universal Crossword · Jun 3, 2025
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BLUEBEARD
French folktale that inspired a Kurt Vonnegut novel
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2025
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DARROW
Lawyer Clarence who inspired a character in "Inherit the Wind"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2025
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TAILFIN
'50s auto feature inspired by jets (Last two letters + ...)
Universal Crossword · May 1, 2025
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PIETIN
Baking pan that inspired the Frisbee
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2025
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SIDE
___ hustle
Universal Crossword · Apr 20, 2025
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CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson book that inspired the Ava DuVernay film "Origin"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 19, 2025
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THEHOLYSPREE
Divinely inspired binge session?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 12, 2025
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CROC
Shoe inspired by a reptile
Universal Crossword · Jan 11, 2025
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SHOLEMALEICHEM
*Yiddish author whose work inspired "Fiddler on the Roof" (In this clue's answer, note the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 7, 2025
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GATE
Suffix for a scandal
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 12, 2024
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ROSEISROSE
Comic strip about the Gumbo family whose title was inspired by Gertrude Stein
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 30, 2024
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GETAFTERIT
Coach's "You need to hustle," and a hint to the starred clues
Universal Crossword · Nov 28, 2024
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AHAB
Literary captain who inspired Captain Hook
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 22, 2024
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PALEO
Diet inspired by hunter-gatherers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 21, 2024
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AWE
Feeling inspired by some old churches
Universal Crossword · Nov 16, 2024
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DOGE
Shiba Inu meme that inspired a cryptocurrency
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2024
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BABYFEVER
Excitement for parenthood inspired by seeing cute infants
Universal Crossword · Sep 23, 2024
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SCAM
Do the hustle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2024
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KATHY
Forensic anthropologist/writer Reichs who inspired the TV series "Bones"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2024
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RAID
Fridge visit inspired by the munchies
Universal Crossword · Jun 21, 2024
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BEY
Queen ___ (pop nickname inspired by a hive leader)
Universal Crossword · Jun 16, 2024
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AIRJORDAN
Shoe brand that inspired a 2023 film
Universal Crossword · Jun 9, 2024
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SCRABBLE
Game that inspired this puzzle
Universal Crossword · Jun 4, 2024
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ILIAD
Poem that inspired Pat Barker's "The Women of Troy"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 2, 2024
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ELSA
Disney character loosely inspired by "The Snow Queen"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 17, 2024
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DBCOOPER
Missing criminal who inspired James M. Cain's "Rainbow's End"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2024
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GUERNICA
Picasso painting that inspired Faith Ringgold's "Die"
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2024
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UBER
Side hustle option
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 3, 2024
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GIJOE
Action figure that inspired a movie series
Universal Crossword · Jan 18, 2024
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LANDSHARK
"SNL" character inspired by "Jaws"
Universal Crossword · Nov 25, 2023
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EMO
Genre inspired by punk
Universal Crossword · Nov 13, 2023
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ROSA
Civil rights icon Parks whose actions inspired a bus boycott
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 6, 2023
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UNDERMINER
"The Incredibles" villain likely inspired by Marvel Comics' Mole Man
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2023
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ESCHER
Artist M.C. whose work inspired the art of the game Monument Valley
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2023
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MARBLEMADNESS
Atari game inspired by M.C. Escher
Universal Crossword · Aug 15, 2023
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SAPPHO
Ancient Greek poet who inspired the term "lesbian"
Universal Crossword · Aug 5, 2023
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SAYSO
Doja Cat song that inspired a viral TikTok dance
Universal Crossword · Jul 9, 2023
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ZEBRAPRINT
*Pattern inspired by nature
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2023
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CVS
Store whose receipts have inspired Halloween costumes
Universal Crossword · May 20, 2023
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RUBYTUESDAY
Rolling Stones song that inspired a restaurant name
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 8, 2023
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ERNESTO
Miranda whose case inspired the Miranda warning
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2023
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UTEP
Southwest sch. with architecture inspired by Bhutan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2023
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CARDIB
"Up" rapper whose name was inspired by a rum brand
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2023
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CONGAMECONGA
Line dance that's actually a hustle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2023
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LORELEI
Rhine siren who inspired Sylvia Plath
Universal Crossword · Feb 7, 2023
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WORDLE
Digital game inspired by Mastermind
Universal Crossword · Feb 2, 2023
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MOMMYBRAIN
Mental disarray of early parenthood that inspired the 16-, 25- and 44-Across clues?
Universal Crossword · Jan 24, 2023
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LARASTHEME
Movie music that inspired the Connie Francis hit "Somewhere, My Love"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 21, 2023
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EVITAPERON
Argentine first lady who inspired a musical
Universal Crossword · Nov 12, 2022
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WHISKEYRING
Grant-era tax scandal
Universal Crossword · Oct 28, 2022
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LABOHEME
Opera that inspired "Rent"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2022
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GREATSCOOT
Fantastic display of hustle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2022
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DRAGONSDEN
International reality show that inspired "Shark Tank"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2022
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WATERGATE
1970s scandal
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Sep 24, 2022
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VLAD
"The Impaler" who inspired "Dracula"
Universal Crossword · Sep 19, 2022
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BOZO
Clown whose voice inspired Krusty of "The Simpsons"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2022
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MAOII
Don DeLillo title inspired by an Andy Warhol print series
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2022
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CALYPSOCOSPLAY
Dress-up activity inspired by a nymph in the "Odyssey"?
Universal Crossword · Aug 16, 2022
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HEARST
Media baron who inspired "Citizen Kane"
Universal Crossword · Aug 8, 2022
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ARLES
Provence city that inspired van Gogh
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2022
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DISCOERA
Time to hustle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 10, 2022
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GILDTHELILY
"Luckily, my replacement blooms grew in beautifully. In fact, I was inspired to ___ by planting an extra row!"
Universal Crossword · Jun 27, 2022
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IHATEDRAMA
*Line inspired by a scene? (Note this answer's last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · May 24, 2022
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PUNK
Genre that inspired emo
Universal Crossword · Apr 30, 2022
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NEURAL
With 63-Down, computing system inspired by the brain
Universal Crossword · Apr 25, 2022
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GALILEO
Indigo Girls hit inspired by an astronomer
Universal Crossword · Mar 29, 2022
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POE
Writer who inspired the Baltimore Ravens' name
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2022
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SNCC
'60s civil rights gp. inspired by student sit-ins
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 11, 2022
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NAENAE
2010s dance inspired by a 1990s sitcom character
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2022
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TEAACT
Legislation that inspired a "party" in Boston
Universal Crossword · Mar 1, 2022
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URSULA
Disney villain inspired by the drag queen Divine
Universal Crossword · Dec 25, 2021
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DISCODANCER
One may do the hustle (In this clue's answer, see letters 4-6)
Universal Crossword · Dec 15, 2021
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RODEO
Contest inspired by cattle herding
Universal Crossword · Nov 14, 2021
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MOONLIGHTSONATA
*Work a side hustle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 7, 2021
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SANREMO
Italian music festival city that inspired Eurovision
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 6, 2021
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FALLFROMGRACE
Possible result of a scandal
Universal Crossword · Oct 16, 2021
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SCOOBYDOO
Cartoon canine whose speech patterns inspired four puzzle answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2021
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COCO
Pixar film inspired by the Day of the Dead
Universal Crossword · Sep 9, 2021
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TRON
1982 film inspired by "Pong"
Universal Crossword · Aug 20, 2021
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CAROLINE
JFK daughter who inspired a Neil Diamond hit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2021
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VOGUE
Dance partly inspired by a fashion magazine
Universal Crossword · Jun 29, 2021
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TOBLERONE
Chocolate whose shape may have been inspired by the Matterhorn
Universal Crossword · Jun 5, 2021
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IRANGATE
Reagan-era scandal
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 16, 2021
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OREOOS
Post cereal inspired by a cookie
Universal Crossword · May 13, 2021
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DALI
Gala who inspired a surrealist
Universal Crossword · May 11, 2021
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TIANA
Disney princess inspired by New Orleans chef Leah Chase
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2021
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THEUNIT
2000s TV series inspired by Army Delta Force operations
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 12, 2021
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LIDDELL
Alice who inspired the creation of Wonderland
Universal Crossword · Jan 19, 2021
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EASYA
Emma Stone film partly inspired by "The Scarlet Letter"
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2020
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MOBY
Musician whose stage name was inspired by a whale
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2020
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PAIRSOFSHOES
What inspired three long puzzle answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 13, 2020
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JACKSPRAT
Nursery rhyme guy whose last name inspired the answers to starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2020
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TAP
Kind of dance inspired by clogging
Universal Crossword · Oct 3, 2020
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OREOS
Hydrox cookies inspired them
Universal Crossword · Jun 28, 2020
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ALIENWARE
Dell gaming brand whose name was inspired by "The X-Files"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2020
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DRAB
Uninspired
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2026
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ZAPOTECAN
Mesoamerican language family common in Oaxaca
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
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PROSY
Uninspired, as writing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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OREO
Cookie with six Thanksgiving-inspired flavors
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
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RATSO
"Midnight Cowboy" hustler
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
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MAYAS
Early Mesoamerican settlers
Universal Crossword · Dec 19, 2025
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THEYD
"___ say I hustled, put in the work" (Taylor Swift lyric)
Universal Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
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PACSUN
California-inspired clothing brand
Universal Crossword · Sep 17, 2025
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BARRE
Ballet-inspired fitness class
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2025
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DISCOS
Spots for hustlers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2025
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SPOT
Uninspired name for a Dalmatian
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2025
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MAYAN
Mesoamerican language family
Universal Crossword · May 23, 2025
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TACOPIE
Tex-Mex-inspired casserole
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2025
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OLMEC
Early Mesoamerican civilization
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 19, 2025
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DIGSUPDIRT
*Tries to uncover old scandals, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 19, 2025
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STALE
Uninspired
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2025
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LOONS
The ___ (bird-inspired nickname for Minnesota's pro soccer team)
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2025
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GOSSIPGIRL
"___ here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite"
Universal Crossword · Nov 16, 2024
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HOTMIC
It may pick up a scandalous comment
Universal Crossword · Oct 7, 2024
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RUT
Uninspired _o_ _ine
Universal Crossword · Sep 6, 2024
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DUMPINGTHESHARK
Finally breaking up with that no-good, pool hall hustler?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2024
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SEXTAPES
Potentially scandalous videos
Universal Crossword · May 30, 2024
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OPI
Nail polish brand with a Barbie-inspired collection
Universal Crossword · May 14, 2024
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EGIRL
Emo-inspired Gen-Z aesthetic
Universal Crossword · Nov 4, 2023
1%
VAMPIRES
Dracula-inspired trick-or-treaters
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 30, 2023
1%
PINEGREEN
Forest-inspired color
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 26, 2023
1%
AMERICANOPIE
Barista-inspired dessert? (O+)
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2023
1%
MALIBUSTACY
*Barbie-inspired doll on "The Simpsons"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2023
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RETRO
Vintage-inspired
Universal Crossword · Jun 25, 2023
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VAPID
Uninspired
Universal Crossword · Apr 13, 2023
1%
HELENAUTICA
*Sailing-inspired sportswear brand based in Montana?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2023
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NEOSOUL
Modern take on gospel-inspired music
Universal Crossword · Oct 18, 2022
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EVER
"___ After" (Cinderella-inspired movie)
Universal Crossword · Oct 14, 2022
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MAMMAMIA
Abba-inspired musical
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 26, 2022
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SHARK
Pool hustler
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2022
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BLAH
Uninspired
Universal Crossword · Feb 9, 2022
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LULULEMON
Yoga-inspired athletic brand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2021
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CAMO
Print on military-inspired fashion, briefly
Universal Crossword · Aug 26, 2021
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THEOLDSHELLGAME
Street hustler's ploy, as depicted in this grid
Universal Crossword · Nov 21, 2020
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JUICIER
More scandalous
Universal Crossword · Nov 3, 2020
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RINGO
Jewelry-inspired pop nickname
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2020

Clues for LA Times Daily Crossword on June 16, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "'70s-'80s scandal that inspired "American Hustle"" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 161 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is ABSCAM (6 letters).
What is the best answer for "'70s-'80s scandal that inspired "American Hustle""?
The best answer for "'70s-'80s scandal that inspired "American Hustle"" is ABSCAM with 6 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "'70s-'80s scandal that inspired "American Hustle"" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on June 16, 2020.
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