The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word FOX which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Crafty one crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FOX | 17 % | 3 |
| SCHEMER | 17 % | 7 |
| FINAGLER | 17 % | 8 |
| SNEAK | 17 % | 5 |
| SLYDOG | 17 % | 6 |
| SLYBOOTS | 8 % | 8 |
| ARTISAN | 8 % | 7 |
Why may FOX be the right solution?
The answer to "Crafty one" is "FOX" because foxes are known to be cunning and clever animals.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Crafty one
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fox
- trickster
- rogue
- gag
- have on
- shit
- play with
- bore
- hook in
- humbug
- trick
- hum
Crossword Answer definitions
FOX noun- A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
- Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the fox).
- The fur of a fox.
- A fox terrier.
- The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
- A cunning person.
- A physically attractive man or woman.
- A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
- A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
- A hidden radio transmitter, finding which is the goal of radiosport.
- The fourteenth Lenormand card.
- A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
- To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
- To confuse or baffle (someone).
- To act slyly or craftily.
- To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)
- To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
- To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
- To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
- To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
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 FOX
- Vixen, e.g.
- "Gotham" channel
- Adult 60-Down
- Megyn Kelly's channel
- Total babe
- "The Simpsons" network
- "Spin City" star
- See 105-Across
- Henhouse raider
- McFly portrayer
More clues leading to the result SCHEMER
- Wire-puller
- One with a devious plan
- One creating plots
- Finagler
- Con man
- Conniving sort
- One with plots
- Plan maker
- Underhanded one
- Conniving person
More clues leading to the result FINAGLER
More clues leading to the result SNEAK
- Tiptoe about
- Underhanded one
- Dastardly one
- Kind of attack
- Double-crosser
- Pussyfoot
- Quarterback maneuver
- Kind of preview
- 4th and inches option, often
- Creep
More clues leading to the result SLYDOG
- "Clever fellow!"
- Devious sort
- Shifty sort
- Devious fellow
- Rascal
- Cunning sort
- Fox relative?
- Crafty one
- Crafty fellow
- Wily fellow
More clues leading to the result SLYBOOTS
- Shifty sort
- Cunning of waggish person.
- Waggish one.
- Wag
- Crafty one
- Engagingly mischievous person
- Shifty, deceptive person
- Crafty one, old-school
- Shifty person
- Cunning sort