The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DEEDS , but the solution may also be PLOYS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Maneuvers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEEDS | 25 % | 5 |
| OPERATIONS | 25 % | 10 |
| PLOYS | 13 % | 5 |
| RUSES | 13 % | 5 |
| STEERS | 13 % | 6 |
| TACTICS | 13 % | 7 |
Why may PLOYS be the right solution?
"PLOYS" is the right answer because maneuvers and ploys both refer to strategic or cunning moves made to achieve a specific goal. They are often used interchangeably in this context.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Maneuvers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- guide
- tactic
- operate
- evasive action
- steer
- head
- point
- manoeuvre
- play
- direct
- manoeuvering
- manouevre
Crossword Answer definitions
DEEDS noun- An action or act; something that is done.
- A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit.
- Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
- A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before witnesses.
- To transfer real property by deed.
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 DEEDS
- 1936 Cooper role
- Bits of derring-do
- Gives over
- Legal documents
- Longfellow ___ (1936 Cooper role)
- Maneuvers
- Stuff of derring-do
- Titles
- Achievements
- Exploits
More clues leading to the result OPERATIONS
- Organ transplants, e.g.
- Hospital staff cuts?
- "Overlord" and "Crossroads."
- Maneuvers.
- Convalescents' topics
- Hospital activities
- Maneuvers
- Monologue subjects
- They're ordered by mathematicians
- Corporate division
More clues leading to the result PLOYS
- Red herrings
- Stratagems
- Tactics
- Cunning schemes
- Artifices
- Contrived tactics
- Artful dodges
- Wily stratagems
- Strategist's repertoire
- Tricky maneuvers
More clues leading to the result RUSES
- Deceptions
- Tricks
- Strategies
- Artful dodges
- Deceptive maneuvers
- Deceptive ploys
- Sneaky stratagems
- Subterfuges
- Stratagems
- Ploys
More clues leading to the result STEERS
- They're on hooves
- Beef on the hoof
- Directs
- Manipulates
- Controls, as an Indy 500 car
- Takes the tiller
- Driven beasts
- Drives
- Navigates
- Takes the wheel