The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FAKES , but the solution may also be CON ARTISTS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Mountebanks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FAKES | 20 % | 5 |
| CON ARTISTS | 20 % | 11 |
| IMPOSTORS | 20 % | 9 |
| CHARLATANS | 20 % | 10 |
| SLICKSTERS | 20 % | 10 |
Why may CHARLATANS be the right solution?
The answer "CHARLATANS" is the right solution because "Mountebanks" is a synonym for tricksters or frauds, and "CHARLATANS" is a word that means exactly that.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mountebanks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- charlatan
- fakes
- hucksters
- fabulists
- connivers
- prigs
- scoundrels
- rotters
- flatterers
- egotists
- chiselers
- congeries
Crossword Answer definitions
FAKES noun- Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
- A trick; a swindle.
- A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
- To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
- To modify fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is
- To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
- To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
- One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
- To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FAKES
- Decoys, in a way
- Bills that are tough to pass
- Charlatans
- Forged artwork
- Frauds
- Bootlegs
- Phonies
- Forgeries
- Doesn't do for real
- Forger's products
More clues leading to the result CON ARTISTS
More clues leading to the result IMPOSTORS
- Most "To Tell the Truth" contestants
- Mountebanks.
- Pretenders
- Wolves in sheeps' clothing
- Spies, sometimes