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Fake call from the IRS, e.g.

Last seen in Universal Crossword September 10, 2021 Answers

Working through the Universal Crossword crossword from September 10, 2021 and stuck on "Fake call from the IRS, e.g."? Our solver has identified 186 potential answers for this clue. The most likely solution is SCAM, a 4-letter word with a 99% confidence rating drawn from our extensive archive of crossword puzzle data.

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186 Other Potential Answers

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SCAM
Fake call from the IRS, e.g.
Universal Crossword · Sep 10, 2021
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ABET
Provide a fake alibi for, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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HOOT
62-Across call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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READOFF
List, as names during roll call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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DIBS
"I call it!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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AHOY
Nautical call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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PSST
Furtive call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
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ERE
"I'll see thee damned __ I call thee coward": "Henry IV, Part 1"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2026
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LOON
Canadian lake bird with a unique call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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ISLAM
Religion with a call to prayer five times a day
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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TKO
Ref's ring call, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 20, 2026
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APB
PD call
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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SELL
Trading floor call
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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COCKADOODLEDOO
Farmer's wake-up call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
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DROPSINON
Surprises with a call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
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OPT
Make a call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
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NOTIT
Tag call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2026
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NENE
Goose named for its call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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ROAR
Simba's call
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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SUNSALUTATION
Vinyasa sequence also called Surya Namaskar
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
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NOBEL
Prize first awarded in 1901
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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AONE
First-rate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
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ADAM
Guy known for his first-person perspective?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
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ISLET
Typically uninhabited key
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
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AFRO
Natural hairstyle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
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OER
Above, poetically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
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YVES
First name in haute couture
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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LEADS
Goes first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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CHECKINDESK
Conventioneer's first stop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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GORILLAMONSOON
Hall of Fame wrestler who was a commentator for the first eight Wrestlemanias
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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PARAMEDIC
First responder
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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SITKA
First capital of Alaska
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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CSPAN
Public affairs network
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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NED
Character who calls Homer "neighborino"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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EMS
First responder gp.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
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STAR
Scrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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TVSET
Screen found in many a living room, or what 16-, 29-, 49-, and 63-Across can be called
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
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SMITE
Strike down, biblically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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BRA
Garment once called a corselet-gorge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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AFROS
Some natural hairstyles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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UNIT
Second, but not first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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LOCS
Hairstyle that may begin with comb coils
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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DRNO
James Bond's first movie foe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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NAPA
Cabbage variety called "big white vegetable" in Chinese
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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ATONAL
Discordant, musically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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ETHEL
Journalist Payne known as the "First Lady of the Black Press"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
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GORMAN
First poet to perform at the Super Bowl
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
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FDA
Org. that oversees food recalls
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
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ACE
Opening day pitcher, typically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
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BACKTOBACK
Consecutive, or a hint to what can follow the first parts and precede the second parts of 17-, 25-, 38-, 40-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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EMT
First responder: Abbr.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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SLASH
Cut drastically, as prices
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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MALL
Edina, Minnesota is home to the first U.S. indoor one
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
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USERS
1-Down callers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
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AKA
Otherwise called
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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SNAPCOUNT
Signals called by a quarterback before each play
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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JILL
Former first lady Biden
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
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DOORS
Opportunities, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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MUTATE
Change genetically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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EAST
Direction that plays first in mahjong
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
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LEARNTHEROPES
First lesson in "Sport Climbing and You"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
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TAKETHEPLUNGE
First lesson in "Plumbing: A Beginner's Guide"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
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STARTFROMSCRATCH
First lesson in "How To DJ"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
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STEPUPTOTHEPLATE
First lesson in "A Handbook of Competitive Eating"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
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SHOWSOMESPINE
Bravely stand one's ground, or what 19-, 24-, and 45-Across typically do?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
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ANSEL
First name in landscape photography
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
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ITV
BBC competitor that airs "Love Island"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
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INERT
Chemically quiet
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
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TEN
First number in many countdowns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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FREEPRESS
*First Amendment guarantee
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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STLEO
First pope called "The Great"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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NEATH
Under, poetically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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PLANA
First-choice tactic
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
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AMOCO
Corporation previously called Standard Oil of Indiana
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
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ASK
The first "A" of Reddit's AMA
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
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CLAPTO
Keep time with rhythmically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
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NEWLY
For the first time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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IRS
Org. whose first commissioner was former treasury secretary George S. Boutwell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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WON
Was first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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ENERO
First page of el calendario
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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MOE
Barkeeper who is a frequent target of Bart's prank calls
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
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BLIMP
Goodyear airship
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
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WOODROW
First name of the 28th U.S. president
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
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WIN
Finish first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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ENDWITHABANG
Finish dramatically, or what the answers to the starred clues do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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TONICS
Elixirs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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UMPS
Strike callers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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GOBY
Prefer to be called
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 18, 2026
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CREE
First Nations people of Canada
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
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WHERETOSTART
First question?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
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PEELED
Like an apple pie's apples, typically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2026
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REDIALS
Tries calling again
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2026
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LEADERS
Chairs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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TKOS
MMA calls
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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SAABS
Models whose names typically started with 9
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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OUITHEPEOPLE
First words of the Constitution
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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FEY
First host of "Saturday Night Live UK"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 4, 2026
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SEAR
Step in a scallops recipe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2026
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TIKI
First man, in Maori mythology
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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FORGIVEMEFATHER
First words in a confession booth, often
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2026
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ERGO
"Logically, this means ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2026
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SALADIN
First sultan of Syria and Egypt
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
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UPCYCLING
Artistically repurposing, as trash
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
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ASEA
Lost, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
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DEMO
First step of a home reno
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2026
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KIR
Wine cocktail also called blanc-cassis
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 15, 2026
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ACDC
Electrically adaptable
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2026
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FREEDOM
First Amendment word
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2026
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REG
On the __: chronically, casually
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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SARIS
Garments often adorned with metallic thread called zari
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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ESSENCE
Magazine whose first editorial director was Gordon Parks
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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OLDESTCHILI
First dish made at a cook-off?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 8, 2026
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BESS
First lady between Eleanor and Mamie
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
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NOUN
Subject of a sentence, typically
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
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DON
Mattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasons
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
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FREDDIEHG
Queen singer played periodically by Rami Malek?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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MUFFINSN
Baking ware that's only used periodically?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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PBFOOTED
Periodically prone to breaking the speed limit?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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DAVIDCUFIELD
Dickens novel that's only read periodically?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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ASANDOLDLACE
Cary Grant film that airs periodically on classic movie channels?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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AGLINING
Upside found periodically in a bad situation?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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CURLINGFE
Hairstyling device applied periodically?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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COMEDYAU
Perfect stand-up material performed periodically?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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POLES
With 39-Across, diametrically opposed, or what this puzzle's sets of circled letters are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 29, 2026
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REMINDS
Stirs memories in
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
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PESTS
Younger siblings, stereotypically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
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MESSI
First MLS player to win consecutive MVP awards
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
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REALITYCHECKS
Wake-up calls
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
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SHANIA
First name in country pop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
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LED
Went first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
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PELE
Soccer great called "O Rei"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
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CTUREHALLS
Theaters that typically don't serve popcorn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
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DAWN
First light
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
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APBIO
HS course whose first unit is Chemistry of Life
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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UMAMI
So-called "fifth taste"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2026
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DATING
Seeing romantically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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HAITI
Country called Ayiti by locals
Universal Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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NEE
Once called
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
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EVE
First lady?
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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YALE
Ivy that was the first U.S. school to issue a Ph.D.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
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UPNEXT
First in line
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
1%
WHATACONCEPT
"Brilliant idea," sarcastically
Universal Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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CDS
Music holders first sold in '82
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
1%
LEOS
Barack Obama and Melinda French Gates, astrologically
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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ANN
The first "A" in Michigan's A2
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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SEASTAR
Tide pool dweller also called an asteroid
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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EVIL
Like one twin in a soapy drama, typically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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EONS
Forever, hyperbolically
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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OUR
First word of the Lord's Prayer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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INSYNC
Moving identically
Universal Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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NAME
First entry on many a form
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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UMP
Official who calls balls and strikes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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LEAD
Go first
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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BAKER
One who typically kneads the job?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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SEE
Last word of the first verse of "Amazing Grace"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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ICEDANCERS
Winter Olympics pairs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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BASSALE
Beer whose logo was the U.K.'s first registered trademark
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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SOFTC
The first letter in "celery"
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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ONETOOMANY
Bit of an overindulgence, idiomatically
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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LEVI
First name in denim
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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UPDOS
Some prom hairstyles
Universal Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
1%
BOB
Short hairstyle
Universal Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
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EEN
Dusk, poetically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
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RYES
Whiskeys that are typically more dry than bourbons
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
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HOMETHEATER
Entertainment setup that typically includes surround sound
Universal Crossword · Apr 2, 2026
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SOARED
Flew majestically
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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CHIVES
Scallion relatives
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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GOPLACES
Make it big, or a hint to the pairs found in the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
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DOASTHEROMANSDO
Adapt, idiomatically
Universal Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
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BANGS
Hairs over the forehead
Universal Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
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ALPS
Mountain range where Sherlock Holmes faked his death
Universal Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
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SKIS
Aspen pairs
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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ENTREE
Daily special, typically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
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KAMALA
First name in 2024 politics
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
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EDEN
First eviction site?
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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MORENO
Rita who's the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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PIRATECOSTUME
Halloween outfit that may come with an eye patch (... first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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DOS
Hairstyles
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
1%
NUMBERSGAME
Illegal lottery (In this answer, note the first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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CHILDHOODHOME
Nostalgic place to visit (... first three and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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MUSKPERFUME
Certain fragrance (... first two and last two letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
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MAMA
First word for some babies
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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TIS
First word of "Simple Gifts"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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FANNYPACKS
Items called "bum bags" in the U.K.
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
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PARSED
Analyzed grammatically
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
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SONS
Some heirs
Universal Crossword · Mar 19, 2026

Clues for Universal Crossword on September 10, 2021

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How many possible solutions does "Fake call from the IRS, e.g." have?
We found 1 exact solution and 186 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is SCAM (4 letters).
What is the best answer for "Fake call from the IRS, e.g."?
The best answer for "Fake call from the IRS, e.g." is SCAM with 4 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Fake call from the IRS, e.g." been used as a crossword clue?
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 September 10, 2021.
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