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An author might use a fake one

Last seen in Universal Crossword July 19, 2021 Answers

For the clue "An author might use a fake one" from the Universal Crossword crossword (July 19, 2021), we recommend NAME as the answer. It's 4 letters long and has a 99% confidence rating out of 194 possible solutions. Our ranking takes into account how often each answer has appeared in crossword puzzles for this and related clues.

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194 Other Potential Answers

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NAME
An author might use a fake one
Universal Crossword · Jul 19, 2021
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ABET
Provide a fake alibi for, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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SOLONGSUCKERS
"Later, chumps!," or what can be said while putting 17-, 26-, and 43-Across to good use?
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ITS
"__ no use"
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OAT
Breakfast bit that might soak overnight
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SOCIALBEEPER
Device that might buzz during a night out?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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LUIS
Argentine author Jorge __ Borges
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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LETSGETROLLING
Call for action, or what one might say before using the ends of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across
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MACARONIART
Project that kindergartners need to use their noodles for
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
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ROSEGOLD
Copper alloy popularized by its use in Fabergé eggs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
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STATSGEEK
One who might crunch numbers for fun
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
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PAN
Review that might go viral
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HDTV
Set that might have an OLED screen
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LONESOMEDOVE
Soap that could use a friend?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
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PASTA
Food that might be served alla vodka
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
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ARIA
Song that might end on a high note
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
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TART
Like a cranberry, or a dessert that might contain cranberries
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
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AVAIL
Be of use to
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SIT
Command that might precede "paw"
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BENTOS
Packaged meals that might contain tamagoyaki
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NEAL
Sci-fi author Stephenson
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EMT
First responder certified in AED use
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2026
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HAIRAPPOINTMENT
When one might find a blowout sale?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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POKERNIGHT
Evening when one hopes to get a good deal, and when one might hear the starts of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
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ONREPEAT
How viral videos might be played
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ROPE
Line that might get tied up
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BIO
"About the author" blurb
Universal Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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TEATASTERS
Experts who use cupping sets
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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THX
Text that might get "ur welcome" in response
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MUG
Cup that might say "Don't mocha me laugh"
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
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OATS
Grains that might be rolled
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SCALE
Things might be drawn to it
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VET
Doc who might implant a microchip
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
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HOMETHEATER
Room that might have recliners and surround sound
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RAM
One who might make a ewe turn?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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TONE
"Don't use that ___ with me!"
Universal Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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FAE
"Bone" author Myenne Ng
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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PUZO
"The Godfather" author Mario
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EVILGENIUS
One who might laugh like "Muah-ha-ha-haaa!"
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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METALHEAD
Someone who might be a big fan of Black Sabbath
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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NNEDI
Sci-fi author Okorafor
Universal Crossword · Mar 31, 2026
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OSLO
Capital city with a Museum of the Viking Age set to open in 2027
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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IMAX
Screen type at many a science museum
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
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BETTOR
DraftKings user, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
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REPOT
Move, as a root-bound houseplant
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SLOWCLAP
Insincere round of applause
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ACMILAN
Italian football powerhouse
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CROCODILETEARS
Rips caused by large reptiles?
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FORCE
Cause of a mass movement?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
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MANIOCS
Plants whose roots are used to make tapioca
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
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PLASTICSTRAWBAN
Prohibition of some single-use products
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ERATO
Muse of poetry
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ALIBI
Perp's excuse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
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HUNG
Like museum paintings
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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BMW
Company with a museum in Munich
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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FANMADE
Like some unauthorized editions
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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EMUS
Birds whose oil is used in Aboriginal medicine
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UCONN
NCAA hoops powerhouse
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BOYCOTT
Refuse to patronize
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CYAN
Blue-green hue used in color printing
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CAT
Pet that can be laser-focused?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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SIDESPIN
Cause of a soccer ball bending midair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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RONDA
Olympic judo medalist Rousey
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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KOA
Tonewood used to make ukuleles
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ACC
Syracuse's gp.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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TEAM
With 30-Across, FIFA women's powerhouse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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KEYWEST
Florida home of the Harry S. Truman Little White House
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
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SENATE
Upper house of Congress
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
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ACHOO
Cause for a blessing
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MELD
Fuse together
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SUNDOGS
Optical effects caused by ice crystals
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PANTS
Trousers
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POMACE
Pulpy refuse
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DIRECTS
Causes a scene?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
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MOCHA
Coffeehouse flavor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
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LOXSTOCKANDBARREL
Common finds in a salmon smokehouse?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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NAP
Pause to catch up?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
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SCARE
"We __ because we care": Monsters, Inc. motto
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
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BUST
Head of a museum?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2026
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EASYAS
Causes of some grade inflation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2026
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NETID
Online access username within universities, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
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ETCHASKETCH
Drawing toy that uses aluminum powder
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
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PEA
Storied cause of royal insomnia
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
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VEST
Endow with, as authority
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
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TOILSAT
Labors mightily to accomplish
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BAG
Carousel rider?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
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WRITERSSUNBLOCK
*Essential for authors who work at the beach?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
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FASTPASS
Amusement park time-saver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
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CHAI
Cardamom-infused tea
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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CHAFE
Cause friction
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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DIORAMA
Natural history museum display
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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FEARS
Causes of spiraling, at times
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
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HAT
Accessory often tipped or used for tips
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SUE
Refuse to settle, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
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TOLEDO
Home of the El Greco Museum
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
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BAHT
Thai currency whose symbol was once used to represent Bitcoin
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BOSTON
Paul Revere House city
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OAHU
Honolulu Museum of Art's location
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
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APNEA
Snoring cause
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
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NED
House Stark patriarch
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AIR
Cause of inflation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
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TIE
Runoff cause, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
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HUNTERS
"House __": longtime HGTV series
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
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FREE
On the house
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
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INNERSABOTEUR
Psychological cause of personal failure, or a feature of 19-, 24-, 38-, and 45-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
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WOES
Causes of sorrow
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
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BLUSHBLINDNESS
Tendency to overuse a certain cosmetic, or what has caused a mismatch between the starred clues and their answers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
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PELOSI
Former House Speaker Nancy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
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ASL
Comm. used by many CODAs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
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TIMETRAVEL
"Magic Tree House" subject
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
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HRT
Menopause treatment, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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OARS
Boathouse collection
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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LENOX
Massachusetts home of the Tanglewood Music Festival
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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FOG
Confused state
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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OILS
Works in a museum
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
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BIAS
Cause of statistical misrepresentation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 10, 2026
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SNARL
Warning from a doghouse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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FALLCOLLECTION
Fashion house release with autumnal colors, or what the ends of 20-, 34-, and 41-Across are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
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UBE
Purple yam used in desserts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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ECHELON
Level of authority
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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ALIBIS
Excuses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
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ART
Museum display
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
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ADOS
Ruckuses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2026
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WASHI
Paper used in origami
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
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STAYS
Judicial pauses
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CASHEW
Nut used to make cheese or butter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
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INASPIN
Dazed and confused
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LENSCAP
Cause of a blank photo
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
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ELVIS
"Jailhouse Rock" star
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
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OMEN
A bird flying into the house, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
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BEET
Red root vegetable used in some dyes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
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AKC
Org. that oversees NYC's Museum of the Dog
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
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DUST
Sign of disuse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 18, 2026
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ALOE
Succulent with medicinal uses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2026
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OFFEND
Cause resentment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
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DOCENTS
Museum guides
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
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NYSE
Where Anheuser-Busch is BUD
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
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DUETO
Caused by
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
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NOHELP
Totally useless
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
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GEL
Product often used to create a wet look
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
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STIRS
__ the pot: causes trouble
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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MISTER
Houseplant sprayer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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PARDONMYFRENCH
"Please excuse the bad language," and what can be said about 18-, 26-, 55-, and 65-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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IHOP
Waffle House rival
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2026
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INSP
Clouseau or Gadget's rank, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 25, 2026
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HBCU
Morehouse, for one: Abbr.
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2026
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TALC
Mineral once used in baby powder
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2026
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COOP
Henhouse
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
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ALICE
Wonderland visitor who uses a flamingo as a croquet mallet
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
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CATEARS
Part of a "Gabby's Dollhouse" costume
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2026
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ONEIDA
Lake near Syracuse, New York
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
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TEENSYMAGAZINE
Coffee table item in a dollhouse?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
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SLAYING
Bringing down the house
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
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INAZONE
Hyper-focused
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
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AWES
Causes to gasp, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 15, 2026
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CFOS
Execs focused on the bottom line
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2026
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UNITES
Fuses together
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2026
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COOPS
Henhouses
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2026
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TOP
Blouse or turtleneck
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2026
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DENY
Refuse to allow
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2026
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IDAHO
State with a potato museum
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2026
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ECHO
Warehouse sound
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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ERAS
Focuses of some museums
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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MRS
Title for some spouses
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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ECOLI
Cause of some food poisoning
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 7, 2026
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MUFFINSN
Baking ware that's only used periodically?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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RELIC
Museum piece
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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LIEIDLE
Go unused
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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SPAM
Meat product with a museum in Minnesota
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
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BORE
Offer no amusement to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
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BAGELSLICER
Deli gadget that's been used on 16-, 23-, 37-, and 50-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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SOYA
Bean used to make tofu
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2026
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HEFTYHUSKYBOUNTY
Huge supply of sled dogs in the household goods aisle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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CLOSEON
Finalize, as a house purchase
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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ALIST
Group with many household names
Universal Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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FLY
Household pest with wings
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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MOUSE
Household pest with a tail
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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NORA
"A Doll's House" protagonist
Universal Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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BANANABREAD
Treat that uses up overripe fruit
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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PEENS
Ends used for shaping
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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ALUMSIDING
*Metallic house exterior (Read six letters in this answer counterclockwise, starting at letter three)
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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NUBS
Much-used pencils
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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OMAHA
Nebraska city that's home to the Great Plains Black History Museum
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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REST
Musical pause
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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SEAT
Rosa Parks refused to give hers up
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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AMUSE
Cause to chuckle
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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WOKE
Roused
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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LIEN
Legal claim placed on a house
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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JERSEYORE
Material used to make Nuggets uniform tops?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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MINT
Herb used in some tea and toothpaste
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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MOONROCK
National Air and Space Museum relic
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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IFYOUDARE
Words on a haunted house's sign
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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AHEM
"Excuse me ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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AMOS
"The Music of Tori and the Muses" singer-songwriter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2026

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We found 1 exact solution and 194 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is NAME (4 letters).
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The best answer for "An author might use a fake one" is NAME with 4 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
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This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on July 19, 2021.
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