The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLYER which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
More devious crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLYER | 53 % | 5 |
| SLIER | 43 % | 5 |
| FOXIER | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: More devious
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- insidious
- subtle
- crafty
- cunning
- sly
- figaro
- shifty
- wily
- file
- practitioner
- slyly
- ulterior motive
Crossword Answer definitions
SLYER adjective- Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
- (having a positive sense) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice
- Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle
- Light or delicate; slight; thin.
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 SLYER
- More cunning
- More clever
- More stealthy
- More devious
- Less forthright
- Less straightforward
- More crafty
- Better at bluffing
- Backdoor and then some
- Less candid
More clues leading to the result SLIER
- Craftier
- More like Stallone?
- Foxier
- More cunning
- More foxy
- More devious
- More sharp
- More tricky
- Wilier
- Better at guile