The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CHISEL , but the solution may also be STRAY Down 1 Back issues which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Cheat, so to speak crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CHISEL | 33 % | 6 |
| BURN | 33 % | 4 |
| STRAY Down 1 Back issues | 33 % | 24 |
Why may STRAYDOWN1-BACK-ISSUES be the right solution?
The answer "STRAY" fits the clue "Cheat, so to speak" because "stray" can mean to deviate from the right path or to cheat on a partner.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cheat, so to speak
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Crossword Answer definitions
CHISEL noun- A cutting tool consisting of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end. It is used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by placing the sharp edge against the material to be cut and pushing or pounding the other end with a hammer or mallet.
- To use a chisel.
- To work something with a chisel.
- To cheat, to get something by cheating.
- Gravel.
- (usually in the plural) Coarse flour; bran; the coarser part of bran or flour.
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 CHISEL
- Swindle
- Woodworkers' tool
- Cheat
- Get by cheating
- Make a bust, maybe
- Stoneworker's tool
- Wedgelike tool
- Carve in stone
- Sculpting tool
- Flimflam
More clues leading to the result BURN
- Ruin, in the kitchen
- Torch
- Beach woe
- Overcook
- Use, as energy
- Combust
- "___ Notice"
- Hold one's feet to the fire?
- Put onto DVD
- Reduce to ashes