BOGEYMAN

Imaginary evil spirit, used to frighten children (8)

Solution has appeared in 2 crosswords (2 across and 0 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,067 — 2021-11-04 00:00:19
  9A: Monster frightening to children (8)
• Quick crossword No 15,186 — 2019-01-09 00:00:14
  22A: Imaginary evil spirit, used to frighten children (8)