The clue "not real" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 25, 2018. The correct answer for this puzzle is "FAKE", a 4-letter word.
Solution ILLUSORY is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution ILLUSORY is 8 letters long. We have 1 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 16 solutions. The longest is UNSUBSTANTIAL with 13 letters, and the shortest is FAKE with 4 letters.
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Solutions are between 4 and 13 letters long.