The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RUSE , but the solution may also be PLOY which is one of the most recent solution (2010 in CrossSynergy).
Artful stratagem crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUSE | 67 % | 4 |
| PLOY | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Artful stratagem
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ruse
- wile
- artifice
- trickery
- crook
- policy
- imam
- stratagem
- chicanery
- rush
- cram
- fashion
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.
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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