Answer to "Furtive and crafty" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SLY , but the solution may also be SLY Down which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).

Furtive and crafty crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
SLY50 %3
SLY Down50 %38

Why may SLY-DOWN be the right solution?

The word "sly" means having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature, which matches the definition of "furtive and crafty". Therefore, "sly" is the right solution for the clue.

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Furtive and crafty

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • sly
  • surreptitious
  • slier
  • sneak
  • connive
  • steal
  • leer
  • lurk
  • shifty
  • sneaky
  • spy
  • stealth

Crossword Answer definitions

SLY adjective
  1. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
  2. (having a positive sense) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice
  3. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle
  4. Light or delicate; slight; thin.
SLY adverb
  1. Slyly.

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