The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word COUP , but the solution may also be FEINT which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Clever move crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COUP | 75 % | 4 |
| GAMBIT | 13 % | 6 |
| FEINT | 13 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Clever move
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- coup
- gambit
- ruse
- arch
- artifice
- crack
- crank
- cranks
- dodge
- good
- maneuver
- masterstroke
Crossword Answer definitions
COUP noun- A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- (of Native Americans) A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.
- A coup d'état.
- (by extension) A takeover of one group by another.
- A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.
- One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.
- To make a coup.
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 COUP
- Masterstroke
- Crushing blow
- Dazzling success
- Huge success
- __ d'etat
- Major achievement
- Overthrow
- Political revolution
- ___ de grâce
- Finishing stroke
More clues leading to the result GAMBIT
- Stratagem
- Ploy
- Chess stratagem
- Sacrificial stratagem
- Chess opening
- Chess sacrifice
- Chess ploy
- '70s Wink Martindale game show
- Kasparov ploy
- Clever move