The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EVASIVE , but the solution may also be SLY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Shifty crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EVASIVE | 44 % | 7 |
| SLY | 44 % | 3 |
| ELUSIVE | 8 % | 7 |
| FLYBYNIGHT | 4 % | 10 |
Why may SLY be the right solution?
The word "shifty" means someone who is sly or cunning in behavior. "Sly" is a synonym for shifty and fits the number of letters in the crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shifty
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- devious
- untrustworthy
- untrusty
- evasive
- weaselly
- sneaky
- wily
- shady
- tricksy
- squirrelly
- deceptive
- twitchy
Crossword Answer definitions
EVASIVE adjective- Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
- Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.
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 EVASIVE
- Hard to pin down
- Weaselly
- Intentionally noncommittal
- Hard to nail down
- Less than frank
- Slippery
- Not forthcoming
- Anything but straightforward
- Like some press conference answers
- Like many a politician's answers
More clues leading to the result SLY
- Crafty
- Clever like Stallone?
- Cunning
- Like a fox
- Underhanded
- Clever like a fox
- Leader of the Family Stone
- Sneaky
- Stallone sobriquet
- Stallone, in the tabloids
More clues leading to the result ELUSIVE
- Difficult to recall
- Hard to pin down
- Slippery
- Difficult to describe
- Hard to get
- Not easily caught
- Continually slipping away
- Just out of reach
- Hard to nail down
- Difficult to find