The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WILE , but the solution may also be FASTONE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Bit of deceit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WILE | 50 % | 4 |
| RUSE | 38 % | 4 |
| FASTONE | 13 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bit of deceit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deception
- fraud
- mendacity
- false
- falsify
- defamatory
- falsification
- leasing
- massage
- ananias
- lie
- duplicity
Crossword Answer definitions
WILE verb- To pass (time) idly.
- To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
- To loiter.
- (usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
- To entice or lure
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 WILE
- __ E. Coyote
- Stratagem
- Bit of chicanery
- Scheming
- Sneaky trick
- Trick
- Artifice
- Sly stratagem
- Beguiling trick
- Pass, with "away"
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