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The street magician

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Sentence 1 Selling the trick as a cure crossed the line from theater into ____. (6 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents deception, dishonesty, trickery

Sentence 2 Mia looked ____ when he announced that he could fold a ladder into his hat. (11 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents skeptical, disbelieving, doubtful

Sentence 3 The performer counted on a ____ audience to accept a receipt as proof of an invisible coat. (8 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents credulous, trusting, easily fooled

Sentence 4 Hiding the coin under the ticket was a simple ____ that drew everyone's eyes to the wrong hand. (10 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents ruse, stratagem, ploy

Sentence 5 The ____ observer assumed every volunteer had been paid to applaud. (7 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents distrustful, suspicious, skeptical

Sentence 6 A second mirror let the performer ____ even those standing beside the stage. (4 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents deceive, fool, hoodwink

Sentence 7 The boy called the fortune teller a ____ after spotting tomorrow's predictions in today's paper. (6 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents impostor, fraud, charlatan

Sentence 8 A ____ tourist bought the sealed envelope without asking what it contained. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents gullible, unsuspecting, overly trusting