Deceive... or a hint to how the spellings of the starred clues' answers were formed? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deceive... or a hint to how the spellings of the starred clues' answers were formed? . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FAKE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAKE Deceive... or a hint to how the spellings of the starred clues' answers were formed? (4)
6% ACS Summer coolers, for short … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues (3) New York Times Nov 3, 2025
6% NEAT How whiskey might be served … with a hint to the answers to the seven starred clues (4) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
6% RIGHT What's spelled "between the I's" of the starred clues' answers (5) Newsday Sep 19, 2025
6% LOSTCITIES Places to discover, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues (10) Wall Street Journal Aug 14, 2025
6% ALCOHOLFREE Spiritless? ... or a hint to interpreting the starred clues' answers (11) Universal Aug 11, 2025
6% IMOUT "Peace!," and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed (5) LA Times Daily Sep 23, 2022
5% THERESNOIINTEAM Motto about selflessness, and how to write answers to asterisked clues (15) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 7, 2025
5% INTHEZONE Focused and feeling unstoppable, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues (9) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
5% FRUITFILLINGS Pie features . . . or what the starred clues' answers have (13) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
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