The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RUSE which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2017.
Deceptive action crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUSE | 71 % | 4 |
| SMOKESCREEN | 14 % | 11 |
| FEINT | 14 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deceptive action
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- subterfuge
- trickery
- deceit
- trick
- ruse
- creative
- snow
- chicanery
- coast
- guile
- century
- deceiver
Crossword Answer definitions
RUSE 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.
- To deceive or trick using a ruse.
- Of an animal: to turn or double back to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.
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 RUSE
- Crafty manuever
- Subterfuge
- Trick
- Deception
- Devious scheme
- Artful dodge
- Bit of chicanery
- Con man's device
- Artifice
- Ploy
More clues leading to the result SMOKESCREEN
- Camouflage
- Camouflage, and another title for this puzzle
- Deceptive device
- Deceptive action
- Deceptive measure
- Deception
- Means of deception
- A diversionary move.
- Naval stratagem.
- Camouflage.