The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word COYEST which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2014.
Least straightforward crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COYEST | 25 % | 6 |
| SLIEST | 25 % | 6 |
| SLYEST | 25 % | 6 |
| TRICKIEST | 25 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Least straightforward
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- complex
- open
- simpler
- square
- artful
- candid
- devious
- direct
- directing
- directionally
- directly
- disingenuous
Crossword Answer definitions
COYEST adjective- Bashful, shy, retiring.
- Quiet, reserved, modest.
- Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
- Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
- Soft, gentle, hesitating.
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 COYEST
- Most reserved
- Flirtatious to the max
- Most modest
- Most shy
- Most coquettish
- Coquettish to the max
- Like the most subtle of flirts
- Least straightforward
- Maximally shrinking
- Least forthcoming
More clues leading to the result SLIEST
- Most roguish
- Most foxlike
- Foxiest
- Most conniving
- Most cunning
- Most crafty
- Superlatively foxy
- Superlatively surreptitious
- Most underhanded
- Most artful
More clues leading to the result SLYEST
- Most cunning
- Least straightforward
- Most ingenious
- Most roguish
- Most vulpine in a way
- Most guileful
- Most like a fox
- Hardest to catch
- Most insidious
- Most underhanded