The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word QUACK which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2002.
Phony physician crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| QUACK | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Phony physician
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- quack
- placebo
- liar
- paste
- sham
- valid
- quacking
- alfalfa
- black mass
- cozen
- defalcation
- drug
Crossword Answer definitions
QUACK noun- The sound made by a duck.
- To make a noise like a duck.
- A fraudulent healer or incompetent professional; especially, a doctor of medicine who makes false diagnoses or inappropriate treatment; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine.
- A charlatan.
- A doctor.
- To practice or commit quackery (fraudulent medicine).
- To make vain and loud pretensions.
- Falsely presented as having medicinal powers.
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