Red herring, for one Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Red herring, for one last seen in New York Times 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLOTDEVICE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLOTDEVICE Red herring, for one (10) New York Times Jul 29, 2022
12% DECOY Red herring (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
10% CENT "Not one red ___!" (4) USA Today Oct 26, 2025
10% DEBTOR One in the red (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 31, 2025
9% TREE Red gum, for one (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
9% SHE ___/her/hers (3) Family Time Aug 25, 2025
8% CATMOM Her daughter might steal her hair ties (6) USA Today Oct 27, 2025
8% SPRATS Herring kin (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 23, 2025
8% OTIS ____ Redding, singer (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
8% WINO Reds fan? (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025

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