The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SLY , but the solution may also be WILY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Cagey crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLY | 76 % | 3 |
| SHREWD | 12 % | 6 |
| ARCH | 6 % | 4 |
| WILY | 6 % | 4 |
Why may WILY be the right solution?
The word "wily" means cunning or sly, which is synonymous with being cagey. Therefore, "wily" is the right answer for the clue "cagey."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cagey
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- chary
- canny
- cautious
- cagy
- clever
- smart
- wary
- circumspect
- coy
- reticent
- evasive
- wily
Crossword Answer definitions
SLY adjective- Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
- (having a positive sense) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice
- Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle
- Light or delicate; slight; thin.
- Slyly.
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 SLY
- Crafty
- Clever like Stallone?
- Cunning
- Like a fox
- Underhanded
- Clever like a fox
- Leader of the Family Stone
- Sneaky
- Stallone sobriquet
- Stallone, in the tabloids
More clues leading to the result SHREWD
More clues leading to the result ARCH
- St. Louis sight
- Eyebrow shape
- Foot part
- St. Louis gateway
- St. Louis landmark
- Eero Saarinen's Gateway __
- Podiatrist's concern
- Gateway structure
- Cunning
- Curved entryway