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 |
| FOOLS | 2 % | 5 |
| FLAMS | 2 % | 5 |
| ANTICS | 2 % | 6 |
| ARTS | 2 % | 4 |
| TRAPS | 2 % | 5 |
| 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 |
| OUTSMARTS | 1 % | 9 |
| DOUBLECROSSES | 1 % | 13 |
| BAITS | 1 % | 5 |
| HAS | 1 % | 3 |
| LIESTO | 1 % | 6 |
| FINESSES | 1 % | 8 |
| KNAVERY | 1 % | 7 |
| TAKESFORAFOOL | 1 % | 13 |
| SHENANIGANS | 1 % | 11 |
| F8LS | 1 % | 4 |
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 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 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 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 OUTSMARTS
More clues leading to the result DOUBLECROSSES
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
More clues leading to the result HAS
- "Euclid alone ___ looked on beauty bare..."
- A few laughs
- Is afflicted with
- Suffers from
- Is in possession
- Is suffering from
- Keeps
- Owns
- ___-been
- Possesses
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