Eerie substance faked in 19th-century ghost hoaxes Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Eerie substance faked in 19th-century ghost hoaxes featured in New York Times puzzle on May 23, 2026. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ECTOPLASM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ECTOPLASM Eerie substance faked in 19th-century ghost hoaxes (9) New York Times May 23, 2026
3% ELIA "Essays of ___" (19th-century collection) (4) New York Times May 3, 2026
3% WELLINGTON 19th-century PM * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 21, 2026
3% BOO Fake ghost's shout (3)
3% DISRAELI 19th-century PM Benjamin (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 8, 2026
2% FONTANE 19th-century German novelist Theodor (7) New York Times May 23, 2026
2% PALE White, as a ghost (4)
2% PHONEY Fake (6) The Telegraph Quick May 20, 2026
2% SPOOKS Ghosts (6) (6) Puzzler May 19, 2026
2% BYRONIC Darkly romantic like a 19th-century poet (7) The Times Concise May 16, 2026

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