Prospector's find that's initially exciting, but ultimately disappointing Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Prospector's find that's initially exciting, but ultimately disappointing last seen in New York Times Midi puzzle. 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 FOOLSGOLD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FOOLSGOLD Prospector's find that's initially exciting, but ultimately disappointing (9) New York Times Midi Mar 16, 2026
59% ORE Prospector's find (3) LA Times Daily Feb 12, 2026
55% ELIOT Poet with initials T S (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 28, 2026
49% GRANT Ulysses S. __ (5) Commuter Apr 1, 2026
49% ESS S, for long (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 6, 2026
49% EGOS "I"s (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 5, 2026
47% MSS Ed.'s stack (3) LA Times Daily Mar 25, 2026
47% ARG S. Amer. nation (3) Wall Street Journal Mar 25, 2026
47% DIR S, SW, or SSW (3) LA Times Daily Mar 25, 2026
47% AMA Dr.'s org. (3) Thomas Joseph Mar 24, 2026

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