The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RUSES , but the solution may also be CONS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Tricks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUSES | 37 % | 5 |
| MAGIC | 8 % | 5 |
| CONS | 4 % | 4 |
| PLOYS | 3 % | 5 |
| DELUDES | 3 % | 7 |
| PRANKS | 3 % | 6 |
| WILES | 3 % | 5 |
| JAPES | 3 % | 5 |
| ARTS | 2 % | 4 |
| TRAPS | 2 % | 5 |
| FOOLS | 2 % | 5 |
| FLAMS | 2 % | 5 |
| ANTICS | 2 % | 6 |
| LIESTO | 1 % | 6 |
| FINESSES | 1 % | 8 |
| KNAVERY | 1 % | 7 |
| TAKESFORAFOOL | 1 % | 13 |
| SHENANIGANS | 1 % | 11 |
| F8LS | 1 % | 4 |
| FOXES | 1 % | 5 |
| HOODWINKS | 1 % | 9 |
| DODGES | 1 % | 6 |
| CAPERS | 1 % | 6 |
| PULLSAFASTONEON | 1 % | 15 |
| STUNTS | 1 % | 6 |
| GETS | 1 % | 4 |
| ENTRAPS | 1 % | 7 |
| FAKESOUT | 1 % | 8 |
| GUILES | 1 % | 6 |
| BAITS | 1 % | 5 |
| OUTSMARTS | 1 % | 9 |
| DOUBLECROSSES | 1 % | 13 |
| HAS | 1 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tricks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deception
- illusion
- prank
- antic
- joke
- caper
- legerdemain
- magic trick
- magic
- fob
- fox
- conjuring trick
Crossword Answer definitions
RUSES noun- A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.
- (by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
- Cunning, guile, trickery.
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 RUSES
- Deceptions
- Tricks
- Strategies
- Artful dodges
- Deceptive maneuvers
- Deceptive ploys
- Sneaky stratagems
- Subterfuges
- Stratagems
- Ploys
More clues leading to the result MAGIC
- Florida five
- Basketball great Johnson
- Prestidigitation, e.g.
- Word preceding bullet or square
- Blackstone's craft
- Penn and Teller's specialty
- Wand-waving result
- Harry Potter's study
- Potter's power
- David Blaine's skill
More clues leading to the result CONS
- Bamboozles
- Time servers
- Negatives
- Yardbirds
- Swindles
- Puts one over on
- Takes for a ride
- Pen pals?
- Pen men
- Potential problems
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 DELUDES
More clues leading to the result PRANKS
- Halloween deeds
- Shenanigans
- Joy-buzzer handshakes and such
- Practical jokes
- Halloween mischievousness
- Monkeyshines
- Mischief
- High jinks
- Monkey business
- Tricks.
More clues leading to the result WILES
- Beguiling behavior
- Cunning ways
- British mathematician who proved Fermat's last theorem
- Trickery
- Cunning
- Charms
- Bits of cunning
- Arts
- Trickery arsenal
- Sneaky stratagems
More clues leading to the result JAPES
More clues leading to the result ARTS
- Bachelor's study
- Crafts companion
- Fine and martial
- Op and pop
- Sciences' partner
- Skills
- Some are liberal
- Some are lively
- Some are performing
- They may be liberal
More clues leading to the result TRAPS
- Cogwheel
- Exterminators' gear
- Lobster pots
- Links' hazard
- Animal catchers
- Percussion set
- Links hazards
- Ensnares
- Clay pigeon tossers
- Destinations of some tee shots
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
More clues leading to the result FLAMS
More clues leading to the result ANTICS
- Zaniness
- Goofiness
- Tomfoolery
- Buffoonery
- Monkeyshines
- Capers
- Funny business
- Playful capers
- Monkey business
- Playful play
More clues leading to the result LIESTO
- Deceives
- Misleads, in a way
- Is dishonest with, in a way
- Remains stationary, as a ship
- Holds still, at sea
- More than misinforms
- Misinforms
- Stays still, nautically
- Misleads
- Isn't straight with
More clues leading to the result FINESSES
- Handles adroitly
- Handles skillfully
- Manages deftly
- Artifices.
- Tricks.
- Bridge plays.
- Bridge maneuvers.
- Bridge plays
- What queens are often used for
- Bridge ploys
More clues leading to the result KNAVERY
- Eulenspiegel acts
- Hijinks
- Scamp's doings
- Villain's work.
- Scamp's tricks.
- Rascality.
- Roguish trick
- Tricks
- Cad's behavior
- Dishonorable doings
More clues leading to the result TAKESFORAFOOL
More clues leading to the result SHENANIGANS
More clues leading to the result F8LS
More clues leading to the result FOXES
- Clever ones
- Vulpine beasts
- Quarries for hounds
- Sly ones
- Sly animals
- Bushy-tailed canines
- Cunning canines
- Wild canines
- Supposedly sly animals
- Wolf cousins
More clues leading to the result HOODWINKS
More clues leading to the result DODGES
- Avoids
- Ducks
- Artfully avoids
- Evasive maneuvers
- Evades
- Excuses
- Equivocates
- Shifty tricks.
- Moves quickly aside.
- Artifices.
More clues leading to the result CAPERS
- Crime jobs
- Edible buds
- Antics
- Tartar sauce flavoring
- Flower buds used as seasoning
- Relish condiments
- Diamond heists, perhaps
- Escapades
- Chicken piccata toppers
- Relish ingredient
More clues leading to the result PULLSAFASTONEON
More clues leading to the result STUNTS
- "Beat the Clock" problems
- Defensive line ploys
- Doubles' jobs
- Jackie Chan's repertoire
- Double duty?
- Daredevil displays
- Daring feats
- They may be pulled
- Action film staples
- Double exposures?
More clues leading to the result GETS
- Arrives at
- Understands
- Comes by
- Groks
- Comes into
- Comprehends
- Catches on to
- Hears clearly
- Obtains
- Understands, as a joke
More clues leading to the result ENTRAPS
- Lures into danger
- Catches cagily
- Lures into illegal activity
- Snares
- Catches in a snare
- Lures into a crime
- Nabs in a sting operation
- Tricks
- Stings, police-style
- Stings, in a way
More clues leading to the result FAKESOUT
More clues leading to the result GUILES
More clues leading to the result BAITS
- Prepares the hook
- Sets a trap
- Teases
- Lures
- Puts on the line
- Enticements
- Badgers or goads
- Tries to get a rise out of
- Pushes the buttons of, say
- Prepares a fishing line