Clues for the word "SHAM"
We've had 135 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 584 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on April 14, 2025.
Definition of sham
- n. - That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.
- n. - A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
- a. - False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight.
- v. t. - To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.
- v. t. - To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
- v. t. - To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
- v. i. - To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.
Referring Clues
- Pretended
- Farce
- Deception
- Pillow cover
- Make-believe
- Sam the ___ of 60's pop
- Not real
- Ersatz
- Hoax
- Fakery
- Bogus
- Fake
- Pillow covering
- Fraud
- Not-to-be-believed
- Only make-believe
- Impostor
- Mockery
- 60's rockers Sam the ___ & the Pharaohs
- Counterfeit
- Pretense
- Sam the ___ and the Pharaohs ('60s pop group)
- Humbug
- Sam the ___ and the Pharaohs
- Dummy
- False front
- False pretense
- "Wooly Bully" band Sam the ___ and the Pharaohs
- Phony
- Cover for a pillow
- Con
- Pretend
- Sting, e.g.
- Imitation
- Bedroom accessory
- It's not real
- Simulated
- Decorative pillow cover
- Bedding item
- Con game
- Prado handbag, e.g.
- "Rolez" watch, e.g.
- Pillow protector
- Phony deal
- Bed accessory
- Phony operation
- Imposture
- Sam was this, with the Pharaohs
- Empty pretense
- Masquerade
- It's not what it looks like
- It's not what it pretends to be
- Guru's home
- Unreal
- Faux
- Feign
- Deceitful trick
- Phony display
- Bogus thing
- Counterfeit
- Counter-feit
- Hypocrisy
- Charlatan
- It's rooted in deception
- Pillowcase
- Fast shuffle
- Spurious initation
- Imposter
- Dog and pony show
- Comforter go-with
- Misrepresentation
- "Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my ___ friends": Tom Waits
- Fancy pillowcase
- Mock pillow
- Something phony
- Its appearance is deceiving
- Fake bedding item?
- Spurious imitation
- Put-on
- Fake pillow cover?
- Decorative bedroom item
- Something bogus
- False show
- Bedding accessory
- Pillow prettifier
- Pretence
- Con artist's operation
- Piece of fiction
- Subterfuge
- Pillow accessory
- Dishonest imitation
- Trickery
- Deceptive practice
- Endless disgrace is not real
- Mock mum in the morning
- Milli Vanilli, for example
- English punks ___ 69
- Pink Spiders "___ On"
- "Wooly Bully" Sam the ___ and the Pharaohs
- Fall Out Boy "Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My ___ Friends"
- Not what it seems to be
- Medicine man, two-thirds a fake
- Quack in disgrace, having handed out drug
- 5 down initially seen in connexion with American fraud
- Pretence of British-American relationship?
- Quiet morning? Don't you believe it!
- False
- Pretend to point to the meat
- Second son of Noah was a phoney
- Jesse Winchester "___-A-Ling-Dong-Ding"
- It isn't what it looks like
- Coordinating pillowcase
- Pretence produces endless embarrassment
- False shame, lacking energy
- Is Hamlet's part unreal?
- Irish pseudo-folk band ___ Rock
- English punk band ___ 69
- A quiet morning? It's just not true!
- Debunking candidate
- Decorative pillowcase
- Street-vendor Gucci bag, e.g.
- Con job
- Bit of bedroom decor
- Total fraud
- Put-up job
- Something fake
- False undertaking
- Charade
- Not legit
- Your head-to-pillow barrier
- Covering for a pillow
- Part of a fancy bedding set
- Just for appearances
- Sorry excuse for a pillowcase?
- This is unreal!
Last Seen In
- New York Times - April 14, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 29, 2025
- LA Times - March 23, 2025
- New York Times - March 22, 2025
- LA Times - March 17, 2025
- New York Times - March 11, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 06, 2025
- Daily American - March 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 28, 2025
- New York Times - December 15, 2024
- Daily American - December 04, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 20, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - November 01, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 27, 2024
- Daily Quick - September 28, 2024
- LA Times - August 22, 2024
- Daily American - August 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 09, 2024
- New York Times - July 16, 2024
- USA Today - July 11, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 24, 2024
- New York Times - June 23, 2024
- Daily American - June 21, 2024
- Daily American - June 02, 2024
- Mirror Mini - May 31, 2024
- Your Life Choices - May 23, 2024
- New York Times - May 14, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - April 11, 2024
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