Elaborate lie Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Elaborate lie . 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 HOAX.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOAX Elaborate lie (4)
25% FINANCIAL YEAR Elaborate lie — any African accounts are based on it (14)
20% EXILEMENT Elaborate lie next about Maître's sentence rarely heard now (9)
4% CARE "___ to elaborate?" (4) Universal Oct 15, 2025
4% ADD Elaborate (3) New York Times Oct 8, 2025
3% ELASTIC Breaking cast, lie with stretcher (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 11, 2025
3% GATES Elaborate stage entrances (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
3% HEATHROBINSON ____ is noted for his drawings of over-elaborate mechanisms (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 2, 2025
3% FIB Little lie (3) Universal Oct 31, 2025
3% REFINERY Plant's extremely rare elaborate decoration (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
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