The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FOOLS , but the solution may also be HOCUSES which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Newsday).
Plays a trick on crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
FOOLS | 50 % | 5 |
HOCUSES | 25 % | 7 |
DELUDES | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plays a trick on
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- manipulates
- trickery
- magic trick
- tricksy
- deceives
- prankster
- card trick
- manipulating
- conjuring trick
- prankish
- deception
- misdirection
Crossword Answer definitions
FOOLS noun- A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
- Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
- Buddy, dude, man.
- A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
- (often capitalized, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.
- To trick; to deceive
- To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result FOOLS
- Jesters
- They rush in
- Takes in
- Bozos
- We mortals
- Ninnies
- No rocket scientists, they
- April honorees?
- April 1 prank victims
- They rush in where angels fear to tread