Optical illusion Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Sunday, April 12, 2020 · 48-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, April 12, 2020.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · April 12, 2020 · 48-Down · 6 letters
MIRAGE0 of 6 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
noun
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Sight you can hardly believe
New York Times · Friday, October 24, 2025 · 6 letters
- It's just an illusion
New York Times · Wednesday, February 21, 2024 · 6 letters
- Desert illusion
New York Times · Tuesday, April 19, 2022 · 6 letters
- Sight on a hot road
New York Times · Friday, December 11, 2015 · 6 letters
- Sight that's not sound
New York Times · Saturday, September 5, 2015 · 6 letters
- Rival of Caesars
New York Times · Thursday, December 18, 2014 · 6 letters
- Vision of a distant oasis, maybe
New York Times · Monday, September 29, 2014 · 6 letters
- Las Vegas attraction, with "The"
New York Times · Thursday, July 9, 2009 · 6 letters
- Sight for sore eyes?
New York Times · Sunday, May 21, 2006 · 6 letters
- Don't believe it!
New York Times · Sunday, June 10, 2001 · 6 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 42-Down ___ glance
- 43-Down Grazing spots
- 44-Down N.Y.C. shopping mecca
- 45-Across ___ sci, college major related to psych
- 46-Across Kitchen bulb
- 47-Across Put back in place, as measures
- 49-Down Showy feather
- 50-Across Overly sentimental
- 50-Down Drudge
- 51-Down So-called "enclosed" rhyme scheme
- 52-Down It beats nothing
- 53-Across The drip coffee tasted grainy because they ...