Stuck on the Mountebanks crossword clue from NYT Crossword published on November 11 2023? We’re here to help you solve it.
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The Verified Answer for Mountebanks is:
- CONARTISTS
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This clue is also used in other crossword puzzles but has different answers. See the list below for all possible solutions for this clue.
- FAKES
- CHARLATANS
Useful hints for “Mountebanks” Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Clue Explanation
▼We need to bring back the use of this one-word clue, “Mountebanks,” in common conversation — it rolls off the tongue deliciously and applies to so much modern behavior. The origin of the term isn’t modern at all, but then, neither is the behavior, come to think about it. It goes back to at least the 1500s, and comes from the Italian for “mount on bench,” as a snake oil salesman or charlatan might do, to attract a gullible crowd: the type targeted by CON ARTISTS.