___ scheme
The crossword clue "___ scheme" is answered by PONZI, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
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PONZI
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PONZI answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PONZI
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- ___ scheme (investment scam) - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Limerick rhyme scheme - AABBA, used 11 times
- Deceptive scheme - SETUP, used 7 times
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