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55 total results for HOAX( score: 50 )
27 results for HOAX from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Wed Apr 10, 2024 | 40D | The Cardiff Giant, for one | Bill Thompson | Fagliano |
Sun Nov 19, 2023 | 47A | Loch Ness monster, apparently | Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi | Shortz |
Thu Oct 12, 2023 | 28A | What a cryptid might be | John Nagamichi Cho | Shortz |
Tue Jul 5, 2022 | 56D | Abominable Snowman (probably) | Malgorzata Nowakowska and Eileen Williams | Shortz |
Wed Nov 6, 2019 | 35D | Elaborate deception | Ross Trudeau | Shortz |
Wed Oct 3, 2018 | 2D | Hoodwink | Jennifer Nutt | Shortz |
Tue Jan 3, 2017 | 59A | Relative of fake news | Michael Shteyman | Shortz |
Fri Nov 11, 2016 | 16A | Crop circles, e.g. | Damon Gulczynski | Shortz |
Fri Feb 19, 2016 | 62A | Put on (3) | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Wed Oct 7, 2015 | 31A | What an unbelievable YouTube video might be | Julian Lim | Shortz |
Tue Oct 15, 2013 | 11D | Snopes.com subject | Patrick Blindauer and Andrea Carla Michaels | Shortz |
Wed Jan 30, 2013 | 20A | Piltdown man, for one | Will Nediger | Shortz |
Fri Dec 7, 2012 | 44D | Put one over on | Peter Wentz | Shortz |
Mon Oct 1, 2012 | 58D | April 1 news story, maybe | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Wed Sep 23, 2009 | 45A | Bigfoot photo, e.g. | Jonathan Gersch | Shortz |
Wed Aug 19, 2009 | 59A | Piltdown man, notably | Peter A. Collins | Shortz |
Mon Jan 26, 2009 | 59A | Elaborate April fool | Timothy Powell and Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Mon Sep 8, 2008 | 60A | April 1st event | Oliver Hill | Shortz |
Thu Dec 14, 2006 | 11D | Con | Ed Early | Shortz |
Mon Mar 13, 2006 | 49A | Hornswoggle | Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Nov 10, 2004 | 25D | Deception | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
Wed Oct 20, 2004 | 56A | Put-on (3) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Tue Dec 7, 1999 | 49D | Put-on (3) | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |
Thu May 28, 1998 | 10D | Major prank | Patrick Jordan | Shortz |
Tue Jan 27, 1998 | 34D | Martian invasion report, e.g. | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sat Oct 12, 1996 | 53A | Mare's-nest | R. Norris | Shortz |
Sun Sep 1, 1996 | 16D | Imposture | D. J. Kahn | Shortz |
28 results for HOAX from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Oct 5, 1992 | 14A | Practical joke | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Sat Dec 16, 1989 | 59D | Canard | Betty Jane Cometa | Maleska |
Sat Nov 25, 1989 | 2D | Ruse | Norma Steinberg | Maleska |
Sat Oct 8, 1988 | 46A | Canard | Kevin Boyle | Maleska |
Fri Feb 26, 1988 | 11D | Mare's-nest | Kevin Wray | Maleska |
Mon Jan 18, 1988 | 59A | Practical joke, e.g. | Frances Hansen | Maleska |
Tue Aug 18, 1987 | 51D | Fraud | Whitten | Maleska |
Fri Aug 9, 1985 | 68A | Mare's nest | S. E. Wilkinson | Maleska |
Wed Oct 17, 1984 | 2D | Imposture | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
Tue Jun 12, 1984 | 36D | Hitler's diaries, e.g. | Christy Ridley | Maleska |
Sat Jun 2, 1984 | 32A | Imposture | Kevin Wray | Maleska |
Mon Jul 4, 1983 | 45A | Dupe | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Thu Apr 19, 1973 | 10A | Flimflam | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Feb 28, 1973 | 15A | Fraud | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 8, 1971 | 39D | Deception | Henry V. Straka | Weng |
Sun Mar 7, 1971 | 18A | Fraud | Edward J. O'Brien | Weng |
Wed Nov 25, 1970 | 14A | Dupe | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 6, 1967 | 117D | Mislead. | Will Weng | Farrar |
Sun Nov 20, 1966 | 47D | Piltdown man, for one. | William A. Lewis Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Jul 9, 1966 | 55D | Deception. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Nov 21, 1965 | 19A | Trick. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Jul 8, 1963 | 73A | Mare's-nest. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 1, 1963 | 61A | Fraud. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 22, 1962 | 57A | Wily trick. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Mon Mar 13, 1961 | 51D | Practical joke. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jun 30, 1957 | 90D | The Cardiff Giant was one. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Sun Sep 6, 1942 | 32D | Deception. | J. L. Wordsworth | Farrar |
Sun Aug 16, 1942 | 96D | Deception. | Jack Luzzato | Farrar |