The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STOLEN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1966.
Effected in secret crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| STOLEN | 100 % | 6 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Effected in secret
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stolen
 - conveyance
 - cheated
 - deed
 - mechanical
 - operation
 - surrender
 - cheat
 - backdoor
 - backstairs
 - bond
 - cabinet
 
Crossword Answer definitions
STOLEN verb- To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
 - (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
 - To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
 - To acquire at a low price.
 - To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
 - To move silently or secretly.
 - To convey (something) clandestinely.
 - To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
 - To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
 - To dispossess
 - To borrow for a short moment.
 
- That has been stolen.
 
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