Sting that was the inspiration for the 2013 film "American Hustle" Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, June 30, 2020 · 42-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · June 30, 2020 · 42-Down · 6 letters
ABSCAM0 of 6 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
A code name for a sting operation set up by the FBI in the 1970s to thwart bribery in Congress.
name
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Sheikh-down of the F.B.I.?
New York Times · Friday, May 10, 2019 · 6 letters
- Carter-era F.B.I. sting that inspired "American Hustle"
New York Times · Tuesday, July 14, 2015 · 6 letters
- 1970s-'80s F.B.I. sting
New York Times · Sunday, November 25, 2012 · 6 letters
- Sting in 1980 headlines
New York Times · Saturday, December 4, 2010 · 6 letters
- F.B.I. operation involving a nonexistent sheik
New York Times · Wednesday, August 11, 2010 · 6 letters
- U.S. political scandal involving a fictional sheik
New York Times · Wednesday, March 17, 2010 · 6 letters
- F.B.I. scandal of the 1970s-'80s
New York Times · Sunday, March 14, 2010 · 6 letters
- 1978-80 F.B.I. sting that forced a U.S. senator to resign
New York Times · Friday, March 2, 2007 · 6 letters
- Early 80's political scandal
New York Times · Tuesday, March 22, 2005 · 6 letters
- 1978-80 F.B.I. investigation
New York Times · Wednesday, September 22, 1999 · 6 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 37-Down Word repeated in "___ or no ___?"
- 38-Down It makes stroke after stroke
- 39-Across Archcompetitor
- 40-Across Terse turndown to an invitation
- 41-Across Start of the Arabic alphabet
- 42-Across Birch relatives
- 43-Down What a thumbs-up icon might represent
- 44-Across Newspaper, disparagingly
- 44-Down Standing
- 45-Down Warnings
- 46-Down River to the Bay of Bengal
- 47-Across Law school where 54-Across finished at the top of the class