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 Wall Street Journal in 2020.
Devious tactic crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUSE | 50 % | 4 |
| PLOY | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Devious tactic
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stratagem
- scheme
- artifice
- device
- gambit
- fetch
- scheming
- art
- pretend
- imposture
- pose
- engineer
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.
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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