Will-o’-the-wisp, or a delusive hope Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Will-o’-the-wisp, or a delusive hope last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IGNIS FATUUS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IGNIS FATUUS Will-o’-the-wisp, or a delusive hope (12) The Times Specialist Sunday May 31, 2020
5% DECEIT Deliberate delusion (6) (6) Puzzler Aug 15, 2025
5% IGNISFATUUS Will-o'-the-wisp (11) The Times Sunday Concise May 25, 2025
5% THE Will-o'- - -wisp (3)
4% EXPECTATIONS Hopeful rise-and-fall (12) Newsday Sep 4, 2025
4% ENG Part of OED: Abbr. (3) Universal Sep 4, 2025
4% GMAT Exam for MBA hopefuls (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 28, 2025
4% OSCAR "O" as in NATO (5) Universal Aug 27, 2025
4% AAH "So-o-o relaxing" (3) Universal Aug 25, 2025
4% DESPAIR Lose or be without hope (7) (7) Mirror Classic Aug 25, 2025

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