Illusion
The crossword clue "Illusion" is answered by MIRAGE, a 6-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MIRAGE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MIRAGE answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- FANTASY (3 uses in xd)
- BUBBLE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MIRAGE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MIRAGE, most used first.
- Desert illusion - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Desert sight - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Fata morgana - used 7 times, most recently in 2000
- Desert phenomenon - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- ___ l'oeil (optical illusion) - TROMPE, used 7 times
- "La Grande Illusion" director - RENOIR, used 6 times
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