Answer:

hokum

Answer	Crossword Clue
HOKUM	Bunk
HOKUM	Balderdash
HOKUM	Empty talk

HOKUM	Folderol
HOKUM	Nonsense
HOKUM	Claptrap
HOKUM	Hooey
HOKUM	Utter nonsense
HOKUM	Tommyrot
HOKUM	Baloney
HOKUM	Nonedible baloney.

HOKUM	Twaddle: Slang.
HOKUM	Comedian's bag of tricks.
HOKUM	Malarky.
HOKUM	Poppycock.
HOKUM	Claptrap.
HOKUM	Bunk.
HOKUM	Nonsense.
HOKUM	Nonsense: Slang.

HOKUM	Fakery
HOKUM	Bosh
HOKUM	Flimflam
HOKUM	Malarkey
HOKUM	Crass applause-getter
HOKUM	Out-and-out nonsense
HOKUM	Applesauce

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.