The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RUSES , but the solution may also be PUTONS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Deceptions crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUSES | 26 % | 5 |
| SHAMS | 16 % | 5 |
| LIES | 11 % | 4 |
| FEINTS | 8 % | 6 |
| IMPOSTURES | 5 % | 10 |
| CONS | 5 % | 4 |
| GUILES | 3 % | 6 |
| SLEIGHTS | 3 % | 8 |
| DECEITS | 3 % | 7 |
| PUTONS | 3 % | 6 |
| FRAUDS | 3 % | 6 |
| SETUPS | 3 % | 6 |
| HOAXES | 3 % | 6 |
| SNARES | 3 % | 6 |
| FAKEOUTS | 3 % | 8 |
| STRATAGEMS | 3 % | 10 |
| DUPERIES | 3 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deceptions
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dissimulation
- dissembling
- deceit
- trick
- misrepresentation
- illusion
- legerdemain
- magic trick
- magic
- conjuring trick
- cheats
- delusions
Crossword Answer definitions
RUSES noun- A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.
- (by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
- Cunning, guile, trickery.
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 RUSES
- Deceptions
- Tricks
- Strategies
- Artful dodges
- Deceptive maneuvers
- Deceptive ploys
- Sneaky stratagems
- Subterfuges
- Stratagems
- Ploys
More clues leading to the result SHAMS
- Hoaxes
- Counterfeits
- Frauds
- Makes believe
- Put-ons
- Genuine they're not
- Pillow coverings
- Fakes
- Pillow covers
- False things
More clues leading to the result LIES
- Bull-artist's repertoire
- Is situated
- Perjures
- Reclines
- Taradiddles
- "True ___" with Arnold
- Fabrications
- What today's puzzle is full of, in certain spots
- "True ___" (Schwarzenegger film)
- Perjures oneself
More clues leading to the result FEINTS
- Deceptions
- Misdirecting moves
- Some subterfuge
- Deceptive maneuvers
- Mock movements
- Boxing ploys
- Deceptive moves
- Tricky maneuvers
- Deceptive fencing moves
- Mock blows
More clues leading to the result IMPOSTURES
More clues leading to the result CONS
- Bamboozles
- Time servers
- Negatives
- Yardbirds
- Swindles
- Puts one over on
- Takes for a ride
- Pen pals?
- Pen men
- Potential problems
More clues leading to the result GUILES
More clues leading to the result SLEIGHTS
More clues leading to the result DECEITS
- Acts of dishonesty
- Dishonest practices
- Shenanigans
- Double-dealers' tactics.
- Duplicities.
- Frauds
- Misrepresentations
- Fraudulent acts
- Ruses
- Lies
More clues leading to the result PUTONS
- Farces
- Affectations
- Hoaxes
- "Candid Camera" bits
- Deceptions
- Elaborate hoaxes
- Pranks
- Gags
- Spoofs or pranks
- Farces and spoofs
More clues leading to the result FRAUDS
- Shell games
- Charlatans
- Ponzi schemes, et al.
- Trickeries
- Sharp practices.
- Cheats.
- Imposters.
- Hoaxes
- Deceptions
- Super dupers?
More clues leading to the result SETUPS
- Deliberate traps
- Prearranged traps
- Fixed outcomes
- Police stings, e.g.
- Apparatuses
- BYOB conveniences
- Entrapments
- Sting operations, e.g.
- Deceptions
- Blind dates, e.g.
More clues leading to the result HOAXES
- Frauds
- Fakes
- Barnum specialties
- Frauds.
- Practical jokes.
- Deceptions.
- Piltdown Man and others
- Big tricks
- Some urban legends
- E-mails from Nigerian princes, e.g.
More clues leading to the result SNARES
- Traps
- Part of a percussion section
- Captures
- Some drums
- Entraps
- Game keepers?
- Stings, essentially
- Traps, in a way
- Entangles
- Catches