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 |
| FAKEOUTS | 3 % | 8 |
| STRATAGEMS | 3 % | 10 |
| DUPERIES | 3 % | 8 |
| GUILES | 3 % | 6 |
| SLEIGHTS | 3 % | 8 |
| DECEITS | 3 % | 7 |
| PUTONS | 3 % | 6 |
| FRAUDS | 3 % | 6 |
| SETUPS | 3 % | 6 |
| HOAXES | 3 % | 6 |
| SNARES | 3 % | 6 |
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 FAKEOUTS
More clues leading to the result STRATAGEMS
More clues leading to the result DUPERIES
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.