The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PRETEXT which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2008.
Stalking-horse crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRETEXT | 67 % | 7 |
| DECOY | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stalking-horse
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pretext
- hunter
- chaser
- stably
- jouster
- horsehide
- stalk
- market horse
- deer stalking
- hack
- drag hunt
- foiling
Crossword Answer definitions
PRETEXT noun- A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.
- To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.
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 PRETEXT
- Ostensible reason
- "I'm staying in to wash my hair," perhaps
- Deceptive excuse
- It's not the real reason
- Concocted reason
- Excuse
- Trumped-up excuse
- Subterfuge
- Ostensible excuse
- Excuse.