The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CONNIVED , but the solution may also be SCHEMED which is one of the most recent solution (2009 in New York Times).
Machinated crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CONNIVED | 50 % | 8 |
| SCHEMED | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Machinated
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- megalomanic
- diabolic
- roguery
- barbarisms
- treasonable
- machination
- calculatingly
- freemasonic
- calumny
- mendacious
- imposture
- psywar
Crossword Answer definitions
CONNIVED verb- Often followed by with: to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire.
- Of parts of a plant: to be converging or in close contact; to be connivent.
- Often followed by at: to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook a fault deliberately.
- To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.
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