The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FOOLS , but the solution may also be CONS which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Puts one over on crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FOOLS | 38 % | 5 |
| SNOWS | 23 % | 5 |
| SCAMS | 23 % | 5 |
| CONS | 15 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Puts one over on
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tricks
- fools
- deceives
- cheats
- pullover
- head
- feel
- above
- adopt
- assume
- cross
- domain
Crossword Answer definitions
FOOLS noun- A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
- Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
- Buddy, dude, man.
- A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
- (often capitalized, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
- To trick; to deceive
- To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly
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 FOOLS
- Jesters
- They rush in
- Takes in
- Bozos
- We mortals
- Ninnies
- No rocket scientists, they
- April honorees?
- April 1 prank victims
- They rush in where angels fear to tread
More clues leading to the result SNOWS
- "The ____ of Kilimanjaro"
- Hemingway's "The ____ of Kilimanjaro"
- __ under (overwhelms)
- "The __ of Kilimanjaro"
- Cons
- Falls in flakes
- Plays for a sucker
- Winter falls
- "The ___ of Kilimanjaro"
- Pulls a fast one on
More clues leading to the result SCAMS
- Flimflams
- Ponzi schemes
- Rackets
- Confidence games
- Con games
- Pro con activities?
- Fleeces
- Fleecing activities
- Con jobs
- Bogus offers