Answer:

shill

Answer	Crossword Clue
SHILL	Scam sideman
SHILL	Decoy
SHILL	Con artist's aide

SHILL	Decoy customer
SHILL	Pitchman's decoy
SHILL	Con man's accomplice
SHILL	Hype
SHILL	Swindle decoy
SHILL	Carnival setup man
SHILL	Scam decoy
SHILL	Carny's helper

SHILL	Pitchman's confederate
SHILL	Con's decoy
SHILL	Con-game decoy
SHILL	Con man's aide
SHILL	Conman's accomplice
SHILL	Con artist's decoy
SHILL	Swindler's aide
SHILL	Fleecing assistant

SHILL	Confederate
SHILL	Grifter's helper: slang.
SHILL	Grifter's decoy.
SHILL	Grifter's henchman.
SHILL	Barker's confederate: Slang.
SHILL	Circus hanger-on.
SHILL	Carnival employe: Slang.
SHILL	Come-on man.

SHILL	Pitchman's accomplice.
SHILL	Stooge of a sort.
SHILL	Pitchman's decoy.
SHILL	Carny man
SHILL	Con-man's aide
SHILL	Con-man's helper
SHILL	Con-artist's aide
SHILL	Pitchman's cohort

SHILL	Pitchman's stooge
SHILL	Grifter's accomplice
SHILL	Barker's aide
SHILL	Con man's decoy
SHILL	Midway accomplice

Crossword

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