The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TRICKY which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2019.
Deceptive crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRICKY | 25 % | 6 |
| ILLUSORY | 25 % | 8 |
| FALSE | 20 % | 5 |
| ILLUSIVE | 10 % | 8 |
| MISLEADING | 5 % | 10 |
| SLY | 5 % | 3 |
| ELUSORY | 5 % | 7 |
| FALLACIOUS | 5 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deceptive
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- misleading
- delusory
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- unreal
- deceitful
- deceiving
- deceit
- mendacious
- fraudulent
- cheated
- spurious
Crossword Answer definitions
TRICKY adjective- Hard to deal with, complicated
- Adept at using deception
- Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick
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 TRICKY
- Devious
- Deceptive
- ___ Dick (Nixon nickname)
- Unpredictable
- Hard to unravel
- Tough to figure out
- Requiring delicate handling
- Sly
- Unreliable.
- Deceptive.
More clues leading to the result ILLUSORY
- Deceptive
- Misleading
- Apparent
- Tending to deceive.
- Unreal.
- Deceptive.
- Unreal
- Unreal; deceptive
- Not for real
- Not what it appears to be
More clues leading to the result FALSE
- Like some pretenses or teeth
- Kind of alarm or arrest
- Distorted
- Phoney baloney
- Exam answer
- Quiz choice
- Phony
- Quiz answer
- Like a whopper
- Counterfeit
More clues leading to the result ILLUSIVE
More clues leading to the result MISLEADING
More clues leading to the result SLY
- Crafty
- Clever like Stallone?
- Cunning
- Like a fox
- Underhanded
- Clever like a fox
- Leader of the Family Stone
- Sneaky
- Stallone sobriquet
- Stallone, in the tabloids