Furtive NYT Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 17 Feb 2026

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SLY
3 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
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___ as a foxCrossword Clue
CunningCrossword Clue
FoxlikeCrossword Clue

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SNEAKY
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
UnderhandedCrossword Clue
Hardly aboveboardCrossword Clue
Double-dealingCrossword Clue
SurreptitiousCrossword Clue
UnderhandCrossword Clue
DeviousCrossword Clue
SlyCrossword Clue
Under-the-tableCrossword Clue

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SHIFTY
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Devious-lookingCrossword Clue
Strain admitting husband’s variable and untrustworthyCrossword Clue
Dishonest Tory leader protected by fishy organisationCrossword Clue
What Yahoo initially requires from typist? That's deviousCrossword Clue
What Yahoo initially requires from typist? Thats deviousCrossword Clue
Slippery fish cooked on banks of TayCrossword Clue
DeviousCrossword Clue
Throw about twelve inches underhandCrossword Clue
Your leader supports action to make capital that's dubiousCrossword Clue

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BACKSTAIR
9 Letters

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HANGDOG
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ShamefacedCrossword Clue
Spooner's cursed swine with guilty lookCrossword Clue
Suspend scoundrel having a guilty lookCrossword Clue
Dicky had no gee-gee - losing leader of England totally downcastCrossword Clue
Suspend setter for such an expression?Crossword Clue
Defeated in golf - within four inches of glory initiallyCrossword Clue
Suspend pet, with a guilty lookCrossword Clue
Abject display by setter?Crossword Clue
Suspend setter perhaps guilty in mannerCrossword Clue
Put 19 to death, perhaps, for appearing guiltyCrossword Clue

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SECRET
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Our ___ moments in a crowded room / They got no idea about me and you"Crossword Clue
HiddenCrossword Clue
"Three may keep a ___, if two of them are dead": Benjamin FranklinCrossword Clue
Like some alter egosCrossword Clue
The ___ 4D; Enid Blyton's detective groupCrossword Clue
Spies dry, gnarled trees by river with very frozen waterCrossword Clue
Deodorant brandCrossword Clue
Stamp on a dossierCrossword Clue
"Shh! It's a ___!"Crossword Clue
Hidden camp housing soldiersCrossword Clue

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SKULKING
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Moving furtivelyCrossword Clue
Moving stealthily, king enters, broodingCrossword Clue

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SLINKY
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Classic spring toyCrossword Clue
It “walks down stairs, alone or in pairs ”Crossword Clue
Classic toy with the jingle lyric "a spring, a spring, a marvelous thing!"Crossword Clue
Sinuous and seductiveCrossword Clue
Wearing the blue turned up, duck? Figure-hugging!Crossword Clue
2000 National Toy Hall of Fame inducteeCrossword Clue
One-step-at-a-time toyCrossword Clue
Clinging, several skirts blackCrossword Clue
Toy used on flightsCrossword Clue

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SNEAKING
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Poseidon Adventures central character admitted telling talesCrossword Clue
How storyteller might be moving furtivelyCrossword Clue
Private last to run aboard navy helicopterCrossword Clue

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STEALTHY
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
SurreptitiousCrossword Clue
Appropriate, your being old and secretiveCrossword Clue
SecretiveCrossword Clue
Sneaky way to get fit toplessCrossword Clue
Like ninjasCrossword Clue
Nick, with your old-fashioned support, is unobtrusiveCrossword Clue
Stone rich wife shed in secretCrossword Clue
Sly bird, tense, having timid exteriorCrossword Clue
Coy about drink with Lieutenant, cunningCrossword Clue

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AREWEALONE
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Is it just us two?"Crossword Clue
Question concerned with privacyCrossword Clue
"Is anyone else here?"Crossword Clue
Lead-in to a secretCrossword Clue
"There isn't anyone else here, right?"Crossword Clue
"Is anyone else here?"Crossword Clue
Question for an astrobiologistCrossword Clue
"Were you followed here?"Crossword Clue
ÒAnyone else around?ÓCrossword Clue
Question of humanity that has never been answeredCrossword Clue

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COVERTOPERATION
15 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Secret missionCrossword Clue
CIA undertakingCrossword Clue

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DARTER
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Fast-sounding freshwater fishCrossword Clue
Fast fishCrossword Clue
Fish landed ultimately on short vesselCrossword Clue
Fish died, blood vessel cut shortCrossword Clue
Quick moverCrossword Clue
One runs and one divesCrossword Clue
Some peoples statistics reported for diving birdCrossword Clue

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ELOPER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Running mate?Crossword Clue
Secret service member?Crossword Clue
Romeo or Juliet, marriage-wiseCrossword Clue
Lover with a ladder, perhapsCrossword Clue
Train operator is runaway bride, perhapsCrossword Clue
Band performing Do Ya” for every person secretly vowing I do”Crossword Clue
Hitcher who travels?Crossword Clue
One of a couple eschewing a ceremonyCrossword Clue
Romeo or JulietCrossword Clue
Running mate?Crossword Clue

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ESPIALS
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
ObservationsCrossword Clue

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GLANCES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Little ganders?Crossword Clue
Sneaks a peekCrossword Clue
Glimpses Gilead occasionally - ultimately men traffic the handmaidsCrossword Clue
Tilt weapons after good looksCrossword Clue
Good weapons for fine shots?Crossword Clue
Looks good with jousting weaponsCrossword Clue
Quick looksCrossword Clue
Good old weapons making oblique impactsCrossword Clue
With key, opens up and takes a lookCrossword Clue
Cursory looksCrossword Clue

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LEER
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unpleasant lookCrossword Clue
StareCrossword Clue
Sleazy lookCrossword Clue
Salacious lookCrossword Clue
Villainous lookCrossword Clue
Look that gives you the creepsCrossword Clue
Villainous expressionCrossword Clue
Unsavory lookCrossword Clue
Suggestive or sneering lookCrossword Clue
Unsavory lookCrossword Clue

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LURKER
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Forum visitor who never postsCrossword Clue
Online user who never commentsCrossword Clue
Person who observes but never participatesCrossword Clue
Shadowy figure holding stuffing for Xmas bird with both handsCrossword Clue
Someone lying in waitCrossword Clue

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MEETME
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Start of a secret invitation, perhapsCrossword Clue
"I'd like to see you"Crossword Clue
Terse invitation to get togetherCrossword Clue
Rendezvous requestCrossword Clue
Start of a rendezvous requestCrossword Clue
"Let's get together"Crossword Clue
What Tom Drake would have Judy Garland do in St Louis?Crossword Clue
Tryst invitationCrossword Clue
Tryster's requestCrossword Clue
Start of a lover's messageCrossword Clue

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MOB
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unruly throng of fansCrossword Clue
Unruly crowdCrossword Clue
Chaotic crowdCrossword Clue
Group of emusCrossword Clue
Group of kangaroosCrossword Clue
Angry crowdCrossword Clue
___ ruleCrossword Clue
Group of meerkatsCrossword Clue
Group of Black Friday shoppers, sayCrossword Clue
Crowd aroundCrossword Clue

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PEEK
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Quick lookCrossword Clue
Ruin a holiday surprise, perhapsCrossword Clue
Hold up for quick inspectionCrossword Clue
Spoil the surprise, maybeCrossword Clue
Sneak a glanceCrossword Clue
Give in on Christmas Eve, perhapsCrossword Clue
Look briefly at reports of maximum irritationCrossword Clue
Quick lookCrossword Clue
Sneak a glimpseCrossword Clue
Steal a glimpseCrossword Clue

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PEEKS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sneaks a glanceCrossword Clue
Looks furtively, as snub-nosed little dogs are heardCrossword Clue
Steals a glanceCrossword Clue
Sneaks a lookCrossword Clue
Ruins the surprise, perhapsCrossword Clue
Cheats at blind man's buffCrossword Clue
Quick looksCrossword Clue
Can't wait to find out, in a wayCrossword Clue
Sneaks a lookCrossword Clue
Sneaks a lookCrossword Clue

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PEEP
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Baby bird's soundCrossword Clue
Bird-shaped Easter treatCrossword Clue
Soft, sticky treatCrossword Clue
Easter basket treatCrossword Clue
Minimal noiseCrossword Clue
Small soundCrossword Clue
Small protestationCrossword Clue
Little chirpCrossword Clue
Tiny soundCrossword Clue
Cry for wormsCrossword Clue

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PEEPS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Marshmallow treatsCrossword Clue
Pals, in slangCrossword Clue
BudsCrossword Clue
Marshmallow treats in Easter basketsCrossword Clue
Easter marshmallowsCrossword Clue
Friends, in slangCrossword Clue
Bird-shaped Easter treatsCrossword Clue
Marshmallow treats shaped like baby birdsCrossword Clue
Marshmallowy Easter treatsCrossword Clue
Sounds from a bird's nestCrossword Clue

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PSST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Over here!"Crossword Clue
"Hey! Over here!"Crossword Clue
"Hey, you! Yes, you!"Crossword Clue
Poke accompaniment, at timesCrossword Clue
"Hey, c'mere!"Crossword Clue
"C'mere!"Crossword Clue
"Hey, can you keep a secret?"Crossword Clue
Attention-getting hissCrossword Clue
"Hey, look over here!"Crossword Clue
"Over here!"Crossword Clue

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SIDLE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
CreepCrossword Clue
Crab-walkCrossword Clue
Move like a crabCrossword Clue
Edge alongCrossword Clue
Move like a crabCrossword Clue
Move like a crabCrossword Clue
Move crabwiseCrossword Clue
Move crabwiseCrossword Clue
Walk furtivelyCrossword Clue
Move laterallyCrossword Clue

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SIDLERS
7 Letters

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SNEAK
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Move on tiptoeCrossword Clue
PussyfootCrossword Clue
Quarterback running playCrossword Clue
Move stealthilyCrossword Clue
___ peekCrossword Clue
Tiptoe aroundCrossword Clue
Move furtivelyCrossword Clue
SlinkCrossword Clue
Cat burglar, e.gCrossword Clue
Move like a spyCrossword Clue

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SNEAKER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tennis shoeCrossword Clue
Major product of JordanCrossword Clue
Athletic shoeCrossword Clue
US trainerCrossword Clue
Bit of sportswearCrossword Clue
Chuck Taylor All Star, e.gCrossword Clue
Athletic shoeCrossword Clue
Shoe, moccasin for one has excellent runCrossword Clue
Adidas or Air JordanCrossword Clue
Footwear for one moving surreptitiously?Crossword Clue

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SNEAKERS
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Athletic items never purchased individuallyCrossword Clue
Shoes so named because the rubber soles made wearers stealthierCrossword Clue
Those who move furtively in sportswearCrossword Clue
Tennis shoesCrossword Clue
Kens involved with arses and creepy typesCrossword Clue
Displays a contemptuous look describing a kings footwearCrossword Clue
Some court wearCrossword Clue
Do they slink about wearing these?Crossword Clue
Footwear all kids initially held in derisionCrossword Clue
Footwear all kids initially held in derisionCrossword Clue

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SNEAKS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Moves on tiptoeCrossword Clue
Moves furtivelyCrossword Clue
Furtive figuresCrossword Clue
Running kicks?Crossword Clue
Athletic shoes, for shortCrossword Clue
Jordans, e.g., colloquiallyCrossword Clue
Stool pigeonsCrossword Clue
Moves stealthilyCrossword Clue
Moves on tiptoe, maybeCrossword Clue
Moves furtivelyCrossword Clue

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SPY
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Undercover agentCrossword Clue
Costume that might include a black trench coat and sunglassesCrossword Clue
Intelligence bureau workerCrossword Clue
Figure in a covert opCrossword Clue
MoleCrossword Clue
One with secretsCrossword Clue
Conduct surveillanceCrossword Clue
Bond, for oneCrossword Clue
Fittingly, the outside letters of "snoopy"Crossword Clue
Mission-driven individual?Crossword Clue

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STEALTH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SecrecyCrossword Clue
Ninja's qualityCrossword Clue
FurtivenessCrossword Clue
Ninja's forteCrossword Clue
What lions use to huntCrossword Clue
The last to get a shift shows furtive mannerCrossword Clue
Bargain with tough heartless sort of bomberCrossword Clue
Kind of technology in some modern military aircraftCrossword Clue
Go off with - largely - the quality of a ninjaCrossword Clue
Go off with – largely – the quality of a ninjaCrossword Clue

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TRYSTS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lovers' secret meetingsCrossword Clue
Lovers' secret meetupsCrossword Clue
Secret meetupsCrossword Clue
Clandestine meetupsCrossword Clue
Sessions of congress?Crossword Clue
Lovers' secret meetupsCrossword Clue
AssignationsCrossword Clue
Secret meetingsCrossword Clue
Secret meetingsCrossword Clue
Countrys tsar conceals secret affairsCrossword Clue

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WEASELS
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Small sneakers?Crossword Clue
Untrustworthy sortsCrossword Clue
Treacherous guys at work, perhaps stand to start strikeCrossword Clue
Sneaky sortsCrossword Clue
Sneaky crittersCrossword Clue
Cunning typesCrossword Clue
See laws broken by treasonous peopleCrossword Clue
"Pop goes" crittersCrossword Clue

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HEH
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chuckle syllableCrossword Clue
[Snicker]Crossword Clue
Chuckle syllableCrossword Clue
"Funny how that works"Crossword Clue
"Good one"Crossword Clue
"That's sorta funny"Crossword Clue
"I guess I get the joke ..."Crossword Clue
Snicker bitCrossword Clue
Snickering soundCrossword Clue
Snide chuckleCrossword Clue

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PSSTS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Subtle attention-gettersCrossword Clue
Sibilant signalsCrossword Clue
Attention-gettersCrossword Clue
Library exchangesCrossword Clue
Sibilant attention-gettersCrossword Clue
Sounds from test cheaters, maybeCrossword Clue
Afterthought primarily said to subdue interjectionsCrossword Clue
Sounds from test cheaters, maybeCrossword Clue
Attention gettersCrossword Clue
Verbal attention-grabbersCrossword Clue

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SPIES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Secret agentsCrossword Clue
Snooping sortsCrossword Clue
Plants, maybeCrossword Clue
Undercover agentsCrossword Clue
Intel employees?Crossword Clue
Masters of disguiseCrossword Clue
Many John le Carré charactersCrossword Clue
Moles seeking intelCrossword Clue
Professionals who might bug peopleCrossword Clue
Southern food plantsCrossword Clue

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SURREPTITIOUS
13 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
County short by pence, Berks keeps debt record hiddenCrossword Clue
Stealthy new Tories stir up unions at firstCrossword Clue
Clandestine pursuit Tories abandonedCrossword Clue
StealthyCrossword Clue
Covert criminal trio pursues itCrossword Clue
Covert pursuit with sortie organisedCrossword Clue

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WIRETAP
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
A method favoured by the FBI for listening to suspect conversations?Crossword Clue
Bug’s kinCrossword Clue
Listening deviceCrossword Clue
Relative of a bugCrossword Clue
Bug, of a sortCrossword Clue
Unwanted bugCrossword Clue
BugCrossword Clue
BugCrossword Clue
Monitor calls on regulator to support womens groupCrossword Clue
Bug’s kinCrossword Clue

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KILROY
6 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
On reflection, mayor liked displaying his name on walls onceCrossword Clue
"___ was here" (W.W. II catchphrase)Crossword Clue
"___ was here" (W.W. II catchphrase)Crossword Clue

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CLANDESTINE
11 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Private cleaned tins outCrossword Clue
Secret family decree in advanceCrossword Clue
Intend to pursue family secretCrossword Clue
Led ancients — undergroundCrossword Clue
Group meeting fate undergroundCrossword Clue
Secret in family meant stopping shortCrossword Clue
Secret tribe doomed to come to premature endCrossword Clue
Almost doomed by family secretCrossword Clue
Private dance, silent, movingCrossword Clue
Done secretivelyCrossword Clue

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CLOSET
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Place to hang at home?Crossword Clue
What goes on goes hereCrossword Clue
Bedroom storage spaceCrossword Clue
Where hangers hangCrossword Clue
Site for skeletonsCrossword Clue
Place to hang clothesCrossword Clue
Place to hang clothesCrossword Clue
Fail in court to reveal secretCrossword Clue
Hide-and-seek hideoutCrossword Clue
Cabinet secretly covering for Tories leaderCrossword Clue

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PEEPINGTOM
10 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Sexually perverted cat?Crossword Clue
Observer getting excited, tweeting French word that comes upCrossword Clue
VoyeurCrossword Clue
Viewer who's turned on first of programmes with cat that's whizzing aroundCrossword Clue
Someone spying first of pins grasped by marker of territory?Crossword Clue
One who spies pruriently on othersCrossword Clue
VoyeurCrossword Clue
Legendary Lady Godiva watcherCrossword Clue

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SEDATELY
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Tinker on stage, holding online meeting without adoCrossword Clue
Calmly start to enfold escort in artful embraceCrossword Clue
Journalist put away, passing through arch with dignityCrossword Clue
Calmly start to elope with boyfriend in secretCrossword Clue
With composure and cunning to embrace oriental girlfriendCrossword Clue
With composure and cunning to embrace oriental girlfriendCrossword Clue
With equanimityCrossword Clue
In a calm wayCrossword Clue
Playing Steely Dan endlessly and calmlyCrossword Clue

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PEPYS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Famed diarist SamuelCrossword Clue
3 writer? Yes, working through pagesCrossword Clue
Brit who kept a diary of peers in conversationCrossword Clue
Diarist has a furtive look, they sayCrossword Clue
Reported looks of a chronicler of his ageCrossword Clue
Diarist who documented the Great Plague of LondonCrossword Clue
Samuel ___, diaristCrossword Clue
Old journalists vitality, say, returning on vacationCrossword Clue
Life agreed to drop English diaristCrossword Clue
Chronicler sneaks a look at broadcastCrossword Clue

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SLIDE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Waterpark featureCrossword Clue
"I'll let that ___ …"Crossword Clue
Apt rhyme for "glide"Crossword Clue
Word after Cha-Cha and Electric, in dance songsCrossword Clue
Trombone partCrossword Clue
Playground featureCrossword Clue
Go downhillCrossword Clue
Playground fixtureCrossword Clue
Go downhillCrossword Clue
"I'm going to let that one ___"Crossword Clue

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SLYER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
More craftyCrossword Clue
More wilyCrossword Clue
More wilyCrossword Clue
More cunningCrossword Clue
SneakierCrossword Clue
Comparatively crafty senior maintains chemical solutionCrossword Clue
More cunningCrossword Clue
More foxyCrossword Clue
More deviousCrossword Clue
More deviousCrossword Clue

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SNEAKIER
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Erase ink smudges, getting more shadyCrossword Clue
New Nikes are more slipperyCrossword Clue

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WEASEL
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ferret or stoatCrossword Clue
SneakCrossword Clue
Mink or ferretCrossword Clue
Ferret’s cousinCrossword Clue
16 in West StandCrossword Clue
A ferret is oneCrossword Clue
Ferret kinCrossword Clue
Ferret or polecatCrossword Clue
Untrustworthy typeCrossword Clue
Sneaky sortCrossword Clue

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Showing 50 Matching Answers

SLY

8 RELATED CLUES

SNEAKY

8 RELATED CLUES

SHIFTY

9 RELATED CLUES

BACKSTAIR

HANGDOG

10 RELATED CLUES

SECRET

10 RELATED CLUES

SKULKING

2 RELATED CLUES

SLINKY

9 RELATED CLUES

SNEAKING

3 RELATED CLUES

STEALTHY

9 RELATED CLUES

AREWEALONE

10 RELATED CLUES

COVERTOPERATION

2 RELATED CLUES

DARTER

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ELOPER

10 RELATED CLUES

ESPIALS

1 RELATED CLUES

GLANCES

10 RELATED CLUES

LEER

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LURKER

5 RELATED CLUES

MEETME

10 RELATED CLUES

MOB

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PEEK

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PEEKS

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PEEP

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PEEPS

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PSST

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SIDLE

10 RELATED CLUES

SIDLERS

SNEAK

10 RELATED CLUES

SNEAKER

10 RELATED CLUES

SNEAKERS

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SNEAKS

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SPY

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STEALTH

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TRYSTS

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WEASELS

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HEH

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PSSTS

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SPIES

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SURREPTITIOUS

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WIRETAP

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