Crossword Answer fake

Here are all the crossword puzzles and clues where the answer fake appeared.

Clue
Puzzle
Date
Like a plastered-on smile
New Yorker
Oct 9, 2024
Sham
Metro Quick
Oct 2, 2024
Bogus
Eugene Sheffer
Sep 19, 2024
Bogus
Eugene Sheffer
Sep 5, 2024
Like a designer bag with the company name misspelled
New York Time Mini
Aug 12, 2024
With 68-Across, deceive ... or a hint to how the spellings of the starred clues' answers were formed?
Universal
Jul 24, 2024
Knockoff
USA Today
Apr 23, 2024
Phony
LA Times
Mar 5, 2024
Art world fraud
LA Times
Mar 4, 2024
Bogus
Thomas Joseph
Feb 22, 2024
Make-believe
New York Time Mini
Oct 20, 2023
___ news (made-up story)
Daily Themed Crossword
Oct 14, 2023
Phony
New York Times
Sep 2, 2023
Charlatan
New York Times
Sep 1, 2023
Sham
Metro Quick
Jun 5, 2023
Phony
New York Times
May 30, 2023
Like some plants that don't need watering
New York Times
Mar 1, 2023