Crossword Clues

Misleading Crossword Clue

Last seen: Newsweek, 01 Jan 2015

Showing 47 Matching Answers

100%
FALSE
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Not at all trueCrossword Clue
ErroneousCrossword Clue
River Seine's banks not straightCrossword Clue
UntrueCrossword Clue
Fleas (anag)Crossword Clue
"Not so!"Crossword Clue
F on a testCrossword Clue
Crossword Clue
"F" on a testCrossword Clue

100%
DECEPTIVE
9 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Evicted criminal covering up record thats misleadingCrossword Clue
Design pet device, but not what it seems at firstCrossword Clue
Crafty attempt to dupe ref is entertaining except with No.10 getting dismissedCrossword Clue
So are David Blaine's appearancesCrossword Clue
Not straightCrossword Clue

100%
DELUSORY
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
So rudely misbehaving, creating the wrong impressionCrossword Clue
Comic - so rudely misleading!Crossword Clue
Misleading — rudely so (anag)Crossword Clue
Deceptive work in Lourdes close to charlatanryCrossword Clue
Composer backs Cameron? No its deceptiveCrossword Clue
UnrealCrossword Clue

100%
DECEITFUL
9 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Retrograde journalist cut file into pieces, being dishonestCrossword Clue
ac. Unusually deft clue I penned? Sneaky!Crossword Clue
Edit clue, first of four condemned as underhandCrossword Clue
Fraudulent cutie fled in disarrayCrossword Clue
Sneaky compiler enters deft clue, originallyCrossword Clue
Crossword Clue
Lying revealed in deft clue I compiledCrossword Clue
Exceptionally deft clue I made upCrossword Clue

100%
DELUDING
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
FoolingCrossword Clue
Con man's forteCrossword Clue

100%
DELUSIVE
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Deceiving daughter not easily tracked downCrossword Clue

100%
ILLUSIVE
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Will blush given theyre all naked - its unrealCrossword Clue
Will blush given they're all naked — it's unrealCrossword Clue
I exist concealing endless desire, one appearing to be unrealCrossword Clue
Sham! Sick country, one has to concludeCrossword Clue
Unreal contorted visual lie has no answerCrossword Clue
Unreliable drip feeds causing harmCrossword Clue
Deceptive (var.)Crossword Clue
False exploitation traps fourCrossword Clue
HallucinatoryCrossword Clue

100%
ILLUSORY
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
FancifulCrossword Clue
UnrealCrossword Clue
Our silly broadcast is misleadingCrossword Clue
Exotic lily ours? Its not realCrossword Clue
Our silly cryptic, misleadingCrossword Clue
Head off scorn in public, maintaining America is fakeCrossword Clue
Our silly jigs can be unrealCrossword Clue
Imagined America in attack showing no leadershipCrossword Clue
Difficult universal and timeless tale is deceptiveCrossword Clue

100%
LYINGTO
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Misleading, as stationary ship may be? (5,2)Crossword Clue
DeceivingCrossword Clue
Deluding deliberatelyCrossword Clue
Betraying, in a wayCrossword Clue
Tricking, in a wayCrossword Clue
Hardly moving, as a shipCrossword Clue
Not being honest withCrossword Clue

85%
FEINT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bit of deceptionCrossword Clue
Deceptive or pretended blowCrossword Clue
Deceptive movementCrossword Clue
Bit of deceptionCrossword Clue
Boxer's ployCrossword Clue
On the radio, feeble pretenceCrossword Clue
Athlete's false moveCrossword Clue
Fighter's fakeCrossword Clue
Tricksy maneuverCrossword Clue
Misleading action is weak, by the sound of itCrossword Clue

85%
FRONT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Where first class can be found on a planeCrossword Clue
Where some bras claspCrossword Clue
Weather map indicationCrossword Clue
Be the head of, as a bandCrossword Clue
Cover for illicit activityCrossword Clue
Word before "porch" or "page"Crossword Clue
Fake outrage not worth a farthingCrossword Clue
Face towards seaside promenadeCrossword Clue
Meteorological boundary between different air massesCrossword Clue
Business that's more illicit than it seemsCrossword Clue

85%
GLOSS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Shiny lip stuffCrossword Clue
Shiny lip applicationCrossword Clue
___ Bomb (Fenty Beauty lip product)Crossword Clue
It adds shine to lipsCrossword Clue
Lip applicationCrossword Clue
Shiny finishCrossword Clue
Shiny lip coatingCrossword Clue
It adds shine to lipsCrossword Clue
Shiny finishCrossword Clue
Cosmetic that can be applied with a brushCrossword Clue

85%
RUSE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Blind, to a duckCrossword Clue
Deceptive planCrossword Clue
Sly ployCrossword Clue
TrickCrossword Clue
Sneaky schemeCrossword Clue
PloyCrossword Clue
April Fools’ Day actionCrossword Clue
PloyCrossword Clue
StratagemCrossword Clue
Cunning planCrossword Clue

85%
TROJAN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ horse (mythical wooden "gift")Crossword Clue
___ horse (hollow wooden statue in Greek myth)Crossword Clue
Hard worker — malicious softwareCrossword Clue
Old citizen is a hard workerCrossword Clue
Old citizen is a hard workerCrossword Clue
King Priam, Hector or Paris, for exampleCrossword Clue
Cassandra, for oneCrossword Clue
Kind of virus in computersCrossword Clue
It corrupts data of half the company at start of the yearCrossword Clue
Dedicated worker taking time over wine, new one being rejectedCrossword Clue

84%
CANARD
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Porky 9Crossword Clue
Unfounded rumorCrossword Clue
Item of fake newsCrossword Clue
fake newsCrossword Clue
Unfounded rumorCrossword Clue
Unfounded storyCrossword Clue
Tail-less song bird lands on stern of boatload of red herringCrossword Clue
Stop using campaign item about Republican rumourCrossword Clue
Comedian receiving a piece of news: false reportCrossword Clue
Deliberately misleading reportCrossword Clue

83%
ALIAS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Smith or Jones, on occasionCrossword Clue
Dame Edna, for Barry HumphriesCrossword Clue
PseudonymCrossword Clue
Billy the Kid, for oneCrossword Clue
PseudonymCrossword Clue
Art Vandelay, for George ConstanzaCrossword Clue
TV spy drama of the early 2000sCrossword Clue
Pen name, for exampleCrossword Clue
Also known as …Crossword Clue
Assumed nameCrossword Clue

83%
BUMSTEER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Foul tip?Crossword Clue
Crummy adviceCrossword Clue
Piece of crummy adviceCrossword Clue
Crummy adviceCrossword Clue
Lousy tipCrossword Clue
Lousy piece of adviceCrossword Clue
Lousy tipCrossword Clue
*Lousy adviceCrossword Clue
*Lousy adviceCrossword Clue
Bad advice, in slangCrossword Clue

83%
BUMSTEERS
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Misleading pieces of adviceCrossword Clue
Misleading suggestionsCrossword Clue
Description (Part 3)Crossword Clue

83%
DECEIT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
TrickeryCrossword Clue
Terribly excited to lose vote to fraudCrossword Clue
Terribly excited to lose vote to fraudCrossword Clue
A humbug' is that creature appearing after the first half of DecemberCrossword Clue
MendacityCrossword Clue
DuplicityCrossword Clue
FraudulenceCrossword Clue
Lies bound to be rejected outside European CommissionCrossword Clue
TrickeryCrossword Clue
Cheating of French clubs, couple from the southCrossword Clue

83%
DECOYS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fake ducksCrossword Clue
Distracting lookalikesCrossword Clue
They can throw you offCrossword Clue
Seduces ladies? Am not about to be modestCrossword Clue
LuresCrossword Clue
LuresCrossword Clue
Smoke screensCrossword Clue
Game drawersCrossword Clue
LuresCrossword Clue
Accessories for certain huntersCrossword Clue

83%
DEKE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sneaky hockey playCrossword Clue
Hockey feintCrossword Clue
Hockey fakeCrossword Clue
Ice hockey fakeoutCrossword Clue
Hockey feintCrossword Clue
Slayton of 1975’s Apollo-Soyuz missionCrossword Clue
Player’s feintCrossword Clue
Fake out, in hockeyCrossword Clue
Hockey feintCrossword Clue
Fake lining inside kerchiefsCrossword Clue

83%
DOUBLETALK
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crossword Clue
GobbledygookCrossword Clue
Evasive languageCrossword Clue
BaloneyCrossword Clue
Jaw-jaw?Crossword Clue
It's never straightCrossword Clue
Gibberish!Crossword Clue
Gibberish, to an understudy?Crossword Clue
Fiddle-faddleCrossword Clue
GobbledygookCrossword Clue

83%
FALLACY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Error in emergency call, a firefighter sent the wrong wayCrossword Clue
Mistaken beliefCrossword Clue
Mistaken ideaCrossword Clue
Unsound notion, as a member reported?Crossword Clue
Unsound notion, as a member reported?Crossword Clue
MisconceptionCrossword Clue
Oddly frail and delicate misconceptionCrossword Clue
MisconceptionCrossword Clue
Wrong but prevalent notionCrossword Clue
Mistaken beliefCrossword Clue

83%
LIAR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Truth distorterCrossword Clue
FibberCrossword Clue
"You're so full of it!"Crossword Clue
Someone who fidgets, purses their lips or stares without blinking, according to body language expertsCrossword Clue
Word repeated before "Pants on fire!"Crossword Clue
Makeup artist?Crossword Clue
Bad person to trustCrossword Clue
"A ___ ought to have a good memory": QuintilianCrossword Clue
"Boy's a ___" (PinkPantheress single)Crossword Clue
Charged exclamation during a court trialCrossword Clue

83%
REDHERRING
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Piece of literary misdirectionCrossword Clue
Misleading clueCrossword Clue
Embarrassed by horse going astray — it's a distraction (3,7)Crossword Clue
Misleading information (3,7)Crossword Clue
Don't be misled by thisCrossword Clue
Misleading clue (3,7)Crossword Clue
Interpreted, we hear, sign that woman's married? Misleading clue! (3,7)Crossword Clue
Diversion intended to distract (3,7)Crossword Clue
Diversion created when derringer shot outside hotel (3,7)Crossword Clue
Purposeful misdirectionCrossword Clue

83%
SNARE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crossword Clue
Marching band drumCrossword Clue
Drum typeCrossword Clue
Drum used in a drumrollCrossword Clue
Instrument below a cymbalCrossword Clue
Drum often heard on a backbeatCrossword Clue
Drum roll instrumentCrossword Clue
Part of a drum kitCrossword Clue
Part of a drum kitCrossword Clue
CatchCrossword Clue

76%
FALSECOLOURS
12 Letters

76%
VENEER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FacadeCrossword Clue
Thin decorative layerCrossword Clue
Decorative covering never altered around front of exhibitsCrossword Clue
Surface glossCrossword Clue
Finish part of degree, never going back!Crossword Clue
Never wrong about European facadeCrossword Clue
Covering that disguises someone's true natureCrossword Clue
Raven eerily disguising glossy exteriorCrossword Clue
Facing material damage to revenue after Uniteds exitCrossword Clue
Even worried about queens top layerCrossword Clue

73%
DELUSIONSOFGRANDTOUR
20 Letters

73%
IDOL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Singer BillyCrossword Clue
Object of adorationCrossword Clue
Rocker BillyCrossword Clue
"American ___"Crossword Clue
Person you might follow in the footsteps ofCrossword Clue
Worshipped figureCrossword Clue
HeroCrossword Clue
Object of worshipCrossword Clue
Someone you look up toCrossword Clue
Worshipped oneCrossword Clue

73%
MALARKY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bull and songbird seen in MayCrossword Clue
Foolishness of mine trapping a birdCrossword Clue
Songbird in late spring? What nonsenseCrossword Clue
Bates matriarch out of fashion for a year? Nonsense!Crossword Clue
Rubbish PM keeping jobCrossword Clue
My kraal is renovated in the USA. Nonsense!Crossword Clue
Prank interrupting senior minister is nonsenseCrossword Clue
Trivia game that involves bluffingCrossword Clue
BunkCrossword Clue
Frolic in springtime? Nonsense!Crossword Clue

73%
SEMBLANCE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mask enables millions perhaps to tackle onset of Covid-19Crossword Clue
Appearance of medium and bishop, live in a spiritual eventCrossword Clue
Copy doctor followed by student in extraordinary sessionCrossword Clue
Show mobile regularly during spiritual meetingCrossword Clue
Appearance, likenessCrossword Clue
Outward showCrossword Clue
LikenessCrossword Clue
Outward likenessCrossword Clue
AppearanceCrossword Clue
Something like a thousand pounds raised during weird encounterCrossword Clue

65%
SPECIOUS
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Son cherished? Not right, but superficially plausibleCrossword Clue
False product description? Ring us after oneCrossword Clue
False son cherished - father ultimately coming outCrossword Clue
Convincing at first, but flawedCrossword Clue
Goggles, receiving promise to pay thats deceptiveCrossword Clue
Questionable short detail on debt noticesCrossword Clue
Deceptively pleasingCrossword Clue
Plausible but falseCrossword Clue
Phoney copies us, phoney looking good initiallyCrossword Clue
Dicky copies the Eye? DoubtfulCrossword Clue

64%
ISLE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tropical getaway localeCrossword Clue
Seabird's nesting spot, sayCrossword Clue
Speck in the seaCrossword Clue
The Emerald ___Crossword Clue
New Jersey's Sea ___ CityCrossword Clue
KeyCrossword Clue
Sicily or SardiniaCrossword Clue
Emerald ___Crossword Clue
Archipelago unitCrossword Clue
Private retreat, of a sortCrossword Clue

59%
ALIEN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Not of this earthCrossword Clue
"The Doctor" in Doctor Who, e.gCrossword Clue
1979 movie with the line "This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off"Crossword Clue
Marvin the Martian, for oneCrossword Clue
One hitting the space bar?Crossword Clue
E.T., for exampleCrossword Clue
XenomorphCrossword Clue
ExtraterrestrialCrossword Clue
"Arrival" or "Signs" creatureCrossword Clue
Down-to-earth visitor?Crossword Clue

55%
ETHEREAL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
OtherworldlyCrossword Clue
UnearthlyCrossword Clue
Finally settle the legitimate fineCrossword Clue
Crossword Clue
Heavenly woman pens touching articleCrossword Clue
Delicate and French, that man getting physicalCrossword Clue
Heavenly present packed in with the restCrossword Clue
Light energy aluminum is absorbing at that pointCrossword Clue
This place - and others surrounding - is heavenlyCrossword Clue
Extraterrestrial and the boy-very spaceyCrossword Clue

54%
ALIENATION
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Emotional detachment of American people consuming fake news?Crossword Clue
Feeling of othernessCrossword Clue
Estrangement from a people embracing untruthCrossword Clue
Estrangement from a people embracing untruthCrossword Clue
Disaffection resulting from a deception by stateCrossword Clue
Estrangement from a 4,8,23dCrossword Clue
Transfer to the said foreign countryCrossword Clue
Foreign country expels national leader resulting in estrangementCrossword Clue
Be deceitful, getting into a state, causing estrangementCrossword Clue
Be deceitful, getting into a state, causing estrangementCrossword Clue

54%
ENCHILADA
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nurse infant over advanced influenza, finally getting spicy foodCrossword Clue
Fixed a Chile and Mexico dishCrossword Clue
Food chain deal foundersCrossword Clue
Needing no introduction, wench one lads seen with - a Mexican dish!Crossword Clue
Movable lead chain and ball of wax?Crossword Clue
China deal wrecked the whole thing?Crossword Clue
Allendes right: nothing Spanish overshadows half-Chilean's Mexican dishCrossword Clue
CIA handle criminals fare from MexicoCrossword Clue
Tortilla — lead chain (anag)Crossword Clue
Breakdown of niche Russian car making Mexican scoffCrossword Clue

54%
LINEAGE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Family treeCrossword Clue
*Mark of wisdom, some sayCrossword Clue
PedigreeCrossword Clue
Injured eagle in raceCrossword Clue
Franklin eagerly grabs stockCrossword Clue
Family row - one cause of graynessCrossword Clue
Franklin eager to conceal paternityCrossword Clue
Ancestry, pedigreeCrossword Clue
Eagle in whirling descentCrossword Clue
Descent described by eagle?Crossword Clue

54%
RUSES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Crossword Clue
TricksCrossword Clue
Devious tacticsCrossword Clue
TricksCrossword Clue
Game's involving two bridge players getting tricksCrossword Clue
PloysCrossword Clue
Republican employs sneaky tricksCrossword Clue
Sly tacticsCrossword Clue
Tricks and exploits overseen by kingCrossword Clue
Hiding soldiers in the Trojan horse and suchCrossword Clue

52%
GIFTHORSE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Beast with a mouth best left unexaminedCrossword Clue
Uncanny foresight? Accept it without question (4,5)Crossword Clue
The Trojans lacked the FORESIGHT to turn this downCrossword Clue
Unusual foresight is a bonus not to be questioned (4,5)Crossword Clue
See 1Crossword Clue
Freebie (oral examination not recommended) (4,5)Crossword Clue
What you shouldn't look in the mouth?Crossword Clue
The Trojans' undoing?Crossword Clue
Foresight might suggest avoiding a dental examination (4,5)Crossword Clue
One you shouldn't look in the mouthCrossword Clue

52%
HALFTRUTHS
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Deceptive statements (4-6)Crossword Clue
Quick drink, tipsily strut about hotel where some pork pies might be found? (4-6)Crossword Clue
Artist claiming newspaper and book fabrications (4-6)Crossword Clue

49%
AGITPROP
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Provocative statements from a nasty person, one in packCrossword Clue
Dodgy Pop Art featuring Joe Stalins dirty tricks?Crossword Clue
Isnt this Soviet spin pervading? Tag it properlyCrossword Clue
Article by twerp to support subversive literatureCrossword Clue
Propaganda support - supports a good thingCrossword Clue
Russia often put this out: Support an idiot as leader!Crossword Clue
Russia often put this out: 'Support an idiot as leader!'Crossword Clue
Political message from an unpleasant person needing supportCrossword Clue
Culturally delivered political propaganda — a top grip (anag)Crossword Clue
Terrible prig at work attempts to influence the workersCrossword Clue

49%
LORRIES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Motorway haulersCrossword Clue
Problems unloading weight on large trucksCrossword Clue
Problems unloading weight on large trucksCrossword Clue
Stories about old bishop? They may be articulatedCrossword Clue
Tottenham trucksCrossword Clue
Carriageway vehiclesCrossword Clue
TrucksCrossword Clue
TrucksCrossword Clue
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry band nicknameCrossword Clue
Parrots smuggled in rear of motor vehiclesCrossword Clue

49%
RELIGIOUS
9 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Exact use oil rig might be put to?Crossword Clue
Devout priest and soldier inspired by endless incenseCrossword Clue
Devout learner, one in area mostly connected with AmericaCrossword Clue
Devout learner, one in area mostly connected with AmericaCrossword Clue
I walk round institute beset by ground rules?Crossword Clue
I walk round institute beset by ground rules?Crossword Clue
Naughty girlie love attracts us, being divine!Crossword Clue
Crossword Clue

43%
FALLACIOUS
10 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Invalids account following tumble given notably short shrift at firstCrossword Clue
False note? Ring up with promises to payCrossword Clue
False note? Ring up with promises to payCrossword Clue
IncorrectCrossword Clue
Wrong to collapse, hanging on with most of soccer team sent offCrossword Clue
DeceitfulCrossword Clue
Attention seeker, name brought up in opera, not entirely deceptiveCrossword Clue

37%
PROPAGANDA
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Information disseminated needs a good look, we're toldCrossword Clue
For heathen, US lawyer causes publicityCrossword Clue
A grandpa (Pop), shortly tipsy, offering misinformationCrossword Clue
Biased message getting jolly good inspection, as some might sayCrossword Clue
A grandpa ('Pop'), shortly tipsy, offering misinformationCrossword Clue
Disinformation for atheist lawyerCrossword Clue
The art of politics?Crossword Clue
For heathen, lawyer produces publicityCrossword Clue
Advertising material - correct look being discussedCrossword Clue
Partial information in support programme using American not EnglishCrossword Clue

Our Helpers:

Wordscapes Answers & Cheat

WordList Finder

Buscador de Palabras