The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RUSE , but the solution may also be FEINT which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Artful dodge crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUSE | 58 % | 4 |
| PLOY | 21 % | 4 |
| CON | 11 % | 3 |
| JUKE | 5 % | 4 |
| FEINT | 3 % | 5 |
| REDHERRING | 3 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Artful dodge
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stratagem
- ruse
- artifice
- trickery
- chicanery
- cram
- crook
- gaff
- creative
- policy
- hoax
- imam
Crossword Answer definitions
RUSE noun- A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.
- (by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
- Cunning, guile, trickery.
- To deceive or trick using a ruse.
- Of an animal: to turn or double back to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RUSE
- Crafty manuever
- Subterfuge
- Trick
- Deception
- Devious scheme
- Artful dodge
- Bit of chicanery
- Con man's device
- Artifice
- Ploy
More clues leading to the result PLOY
- Ruse
- Gimmick
- Artful dodge
- Clever machination
- Tricky maneuver
- Strategy
- Underhanded tactic
- Stratagem
- Clever tactic
- Sly stratagem
More clues leading to the result CON
- Jailer's charge
- Man in the pen
- Joint tenant
- Kind of game
- Take for a ride
- Thimblerig
- Swindle
- __ brio
- One who didn't dodge a charge?
- Spam, often (and the start of a split order of rice porridge)
More clues leading to the result JUKE
- Platter-spinner
- ___ box
- Holder of many records
- Artful dodge
- Malt-shop fixture, informally
- Football feint
- Type of box or joint
- Halfback's feint
- Music player, for short
- Opening for a music box?
More clues leading to the result FEINT
- False move
- Shaking move
- Mock blow
- Deceptive move
- Deceiving movement
- Ring ruse
- Pugilist's ploy
- Tricky move
- Diversionary tactic
- Fencing move