Ploy Crossword Clue

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RUSE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Preparation for many a surprise partyCrossword Clue
Sneaky plotCrossword Clue
Sneaky ployCrossword Clue
Deceptive ployCrossword Clue
Clever schemeCrossword Clue
Bit of deceptionCrossword Clue
SubterfugeCrossword Clue
Bit of trickeryCrossword Clue
Deceptive actionCrossword Clue
Sneaky schemeCrossword Clue

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TACTIC
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Zone defense, sayCrossword Clue
Bit of strategyCrossword Clue
Bit of military planningCrossword Clue
Element of a battle planCrossword Clue
Plan to adapt attic to store clubsCrossword Clue
A manoeuvre to achieve a specific goalCrossword Clue
StratagemCrossword Clue
Strategic maneuverCrossword Clue
Exchange first two pieces in game as gambitCrossword Clue
Strategic moveCrossword Clue

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GAMBIT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chess openingCrossword Clue
See 18Crossword Clue
Chess manoeuvre involving a sacrificeCrossword Clue
Chess move where a player sacrifices minor pieces in order to get a good positionCrossword Clue
Stratagem, manoeuvreCrossword Clue
Periodical served up piece as a good opener?Crossword Clue
Tactical moveCrossword Clue
Good scope offered by opening on boardCrossword Clue
Opening moveCrossword Clue
Clever opening of golf rangeCrossword Clue

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STRATAGEM
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ManoeuvreCrossword Clue
a Device filling patisserie twists?Crossword Clue
Plan to have precious stone beneath rock layersCrossword Clue
Large strumpets turned a trick?Crossword Clue
Start game unconventionally, making attempt to gain advantageCrossword Clue
Scheme to gain an endCrossword Clue
Start game off calculating planCrossword Clue
Flipping hookers wrecked game planCrossword Clue
Artifice of befuddled magistrate lacking imagination for a startCrossword Clue
Trick turning over gigantic pastries?Crossword Clue

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ANTIC
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
CaperCrossword Clue
EscapadeCrossword Clue
ShenaniganCrossword Clue
Playful stuntCrossword Clue
Ding-dong ditch, e.gCrossword Clue
PrankCrossword Clue
Bit of tomfooleryCrossword Clue
Goofy actCrossword Clue

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MANEUVER
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Army training exerciseCrossword Clue

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SCHEME
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hatch a plotCrossword Clue
Sneaky planCrossword Clue
Devious planCrossword Clue
Sneaky plotCrossword Clue
Hatch plansCrossword Clue
Pyramid ___Crossword Clue
Word after "rhyme" or "color"Crossword Clue
Space on school English programmeCrossword Clue
Word with color or rhymeCrossword Clue
Nefarious planCrossword Clue

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TRAP
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Back into a cornerCrossword Clue
Crunk kinCrossword Clue
Golf course hazardCrossword Clue
U-shaped part of a pipeCrossword Clue
"It's a ___!"Crossword Clue
2024 Hartnett thrillerCrossword Clue
EnsnareCrossword Clue
SnareCrossword Clue
Lint collectorCrossword Clue

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WILE
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Sly trickCrossword Clue
DeviousnessCrossword Clue
Bit of chicaneryCrossword Clue
Illusionist's skillCrossword Clue
___ E. CoyoteCrossword Clue
Bit of cunningCrossword Clue
Bit of trickeryCrossword Clue
Devious ployCrossword Clue

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SIEGE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Battle of Vicksburg in the Civil War, e.gCrossword Clue
Prolonged attackCrossword Clue
Sustained attackCrossword Clue
Invader's tacticCrossword Clue
Drawn-out attackCrossword Clue
Prolonged attackCrossword Clue
Prolonged attackCrossword Clue
Prolonged blockadeCrossword Clue
Prolonged attackCrossword Clue
“Iliad” eventCrossword Clue

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DISCOUNT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ignore dust, icons in need of restorationCrossword Clue
That which a shopper shouldnt?Crossword Clue
Dont believe Dianas nobleCrossword Clue
Take off slight peerCrossword Clue
Rebate given by Sid on return with noblemanCrossword Clue
Ignore importance of aristocratic underworld figure?Crossword Clue
Ignore loud dance with fashionable land ownerCrossword Clue
Pay no regard to trade concessionCrossword Clue
Money off record released around NovemberCrossword Clue
Don't totally accept the cut-price offerCrossword Clue

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PLYMOUTH
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Devon portCrossword Clue
Site of what many regard as the first ThanksgivingCrossword Clue
Continuously feed speaker portCrossword Clue
Drama opening, bypassing a southern cityCrossword Clue
In this port regularly sail over entranceCrossword Clue
Work on the top of a bottle to get portCrossword Clue
Lumpy, hot concoctionCrossword Clue
Conservative Evangelical Christian movementCrossword Clue
First Thanksgiving localeCrossword Clue

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SCAM
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Text that says "Congratulations! You've won a MacBook Pro," probablyCrossword Clue
Con jobCrossword Clue
ConCrossword Clue
HustleCrossword Clue
Phishing line?Crossword Clue
One might start "Your Social Security number has been compromised"Crossword Clue
Total rip-offCrossword Clue
Too-good-to-be-true offer, usuallyCrossword Clue
An "I.R.S. agent" asking you to buy gift cards, e.gCrossword Clue
Grifter's gameCrossword Clue

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TRIALOFFER
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Temporary free sampleCrossword Clue
*Telemarketer's come-onCrossword Clue
*Come-on for new customersCrossword Clue
*Retail enticementCrossword Clue
New-customer incentiveCrossword Clue

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SQUEEZE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tight fitCrossword Clue
Put pressure on current boyfriend, perhapsCrossword Clue
CompressCrossword Clue
Crush, person lovedCrossword Clue
Pinch milkCrossword Clue
How to juice a lemonCrossword Clue
Embrace beau?Crossword Clue
Embrace beau?Crossword Clue
Embrace monarch largely unknown in some quartersCrossword Clue
SquashCrossword Clue

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IMPOSTURE
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Drunken sot involved in dirty fraudCrossword Clue
Hard to avoid publican in possibly obscene fraudCrossword Clue
There's no way to break sinful fraudCrossword Clue
Theres no way to break sinful fraudCrossword Clue

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ALLITERATION
12 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Desperate Dan or Mickey Mouse, sayCrossword Clue
Repetition of sounds in a sentenceCrossword Clue
Make a mountain out of a molehill, for instance — I tear into allCrossword Clue
Feature of Love's Labour's Lost nothing but repetitionCrossword Clue
Feature of Loves Labours Lost nothing but repetitionCrossword Clue
Initial letters of Shakespeare sonnet, say, supply solution?Crossword Clue
Literary effect left one boring revisionCrossword Clue
Poetic technique nothing but repeatsCrossword Clue
Terrible toenail trail, for example?Crossword Clue
Poetic rhyming device using words with the same initial letterCrossword Clue

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CATARRH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nose and throat inflammationCrossword Clue
Fluid from inflammation of the nose and throatCrossword Clue
Lively chat about a bishops complaintCrossword Clue
A short delay in Switzerland leads to complaintCrossword Clue
A short delay in Switzerland leads to complaintCrossword Clue
Complaint from a bishop during awkward chatCrossword Clue
Complaint from a bishop during awkward chatCrossword Clue
Gulf state picked up ENT problemCrossword Clue
Gulf state picked up ENT problemCrossword Clue
Regularly avoided coasts air or she would get kind of coldCrossword Clue

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INEEDTOWIN
10 Letters

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AROUSE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ExciteCrossword Clue
Make hot and botheredCrossword Clue
Awaken feelings inCrossword Clue
Wake from sleepCrossword Clue
Fire upCrossword Clue
Make excitedCrossword Clue
Pique, as interestCrossword Clue
Turn onCrossword Clue
ExciteCrossword Clue
Fire upCrossword Clue

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FOSBURYFLOP
11 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
High jump techniqueCrossword Clue
Pioneering high jump maneuver of the 1960sCrossword Clue
High-jump style named for 1968 Olympic gold medalist DickCrossword Clue

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PLANTER
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Early colonist in place before Roman riverCrossword Clue
One with a rooting interestCrossword Clue
Colonizer pupil at first learnt aboutCrossword Clue
Theory oddly coming after scheme making potCrossword Clue
Coleus holderCrossword Clue

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STUN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Leave slack-jawedCrossword Clue
Bowl overCrossword Clue
AmazeCrossword Clue
Completely wowCrossword Clue
Bowl overCrossword Clue
ShockCrossword Clue
FloorCrossword Clue
AmazeCrossword Clue
Massively impressCrossword Clue
ShockCrossword Clue

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EMPLOYMENT
10 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Work permit oddly failing to protect staff covered by schemeCrossword Clue
Whats the use of working?Crossword Clue
Professional workCrossword Clue
Move soldiers took in mountain is to follow enemy at the top in engagementCrossword Clue
Work memo with plenty changedCrossword Clue
Work memo with plenty changedCrossword Clue
Only temp struggles to cover this person in workCrossword Clue

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HYPERBOLE
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Exaggeration, overstatementCrossword Clue
Eccentric, Beryl? Hope that's exaggerationCrossword Clue
Eccentric, Beryl? Hope thats exaggerationCrossword Clue
Basil perhaps sustains yelp peripherally, a cry of approval for rhetorical figureCrossword Clue
Exaggeration for effectCrossword Clue
Exaggerated language contrived by rep in tricky situationCrossword Clue
Extravagant exaggerationCrossword Clue
ExaggerationCrossword Clue
Exaggeration in curve, not fully evident at firstCrossword Clue

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STRICT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Severe princess once banished from regionCrossword Clue
Regular twinkling mostly seen in stoneCrossword Clue
RigorousCrossword Clue
UnbendingCrossword Clue
Punctilious Detective Inspector leaves areaCrossword Clue
Not allowing for variationCrossword Clue
Neighbourhood wanting police officer to be authoritarianCrossword Clue
SternCrossword Clue
RigorousCrossword Clue
Rigid about rulesCrossword Clue

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TRICKLED
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Con went first and moved very slowlyCrossword Clue
Ran slowly in whats deceptive lightCrossword Clue
Moved by degrees, delighted to keep readingCrossword Clue

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EXPEDIENCY
10 Letters

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FLOPPY
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
FlaccidCrossword Clue
Work with copper to stop 6-footers limpCrossword Clue
Pilot admitting pressure after operation for limpCrossword Clue
Fraudster, initially careless, forgetting small limpCrossword Clue
Fraudster, initially careless, forgetting small limpCrossword Clue
Pop off to participate in race - its not hardCrossword Clue
Limp insect nibbling head of orchid very quietlyCrossword Clue
Not a success - extremely pricey discCrossword Clue
Disk typeCrossword Clue

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HEAVYPOLLING
12 Letters

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PATRICK
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SpongeBob's starfish friendCrossword Clue
___ Jane, also known as The Mentalist?Crossword Clue
Boy to prepare for journey with intermittent steroid injectionCrossword Clue
Fathers scheme for saintCrossword Clue
Chap taking the strain? He's a saintCrossword Clue
Chap taking the strain? Hes a saintCrossword Clue
Name a fool after the second of AprilCrossword Clue
Couple of pals fool a saintCrossword Clue
Cunning plan headed by daddy's boyCrossword Clue
Cunning plan headed by daddys boyCrossword Clue

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SPITTING
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like certain images, being rude in a wayCrossword Clue
Fight a persistent battle, getting furiousCrossword Clue
Showing Fury freaking out — nastiest pre-fightCrossword Clue
Talking aggressively, Trump finally enters meetingCrossword Clue
Old PM disrupts Carol, showing fury!Crossword Clue
A dirty habit, this image is 19Crossword Clue
With rain in the air, Silverstone leaders going for new tyresCrossword Clue
Ringer Enigmatist's tormented with pigCrossword Clue
Aftermath of chewing tobaccoCrossword Clue

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CANTALOUP
9 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Fruit to preserve, with a lot getting mashed upCrossword Clue
Fruit in vessel, a lot getting mixed upCrossword Clue
Throw up a lot after Canadian melonCrossword Clue
Worker with the French revolutionary sneaks into a military takeover to supply fruitCrossword Clue
Act on Pauls mistake and get a fruitCrossword Clue

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PINEAL
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Melatonin sourceCrossword Clue
___ gland: organ that secretes melatoninCrossword Clue
Melatonin producerCrossword Clue
Alpine cycling affecting glandCrossword Clue
Melatonin-producing glandCrossword Clue
Kind of glandCrossword Clue
Kind of glandCrossword Clue
___ gland: organ that secretes melatoninCrossword Clue

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ONEUPMANSHIP
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
The attempt to prove one’s superiority or gain an advantageCrossword Clue

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OFFSIDE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ordinary fellow is fed rubbish creating infringement on a fieldCrossword Clue
Soccer ref's rulingCrossword Clue
Some toffs identified as unable to scoreCrossword Clue
Foul, unacceptable TV channelCrossword Clue
In an illegal or improper positionCrossword Clue
Decision affecting lawful position of striker?Crossword Clue
Edge on high in wrong positionCrossword Clue
Edge on high in wrong positionCrossword Clue
Half the cricket ground is illegally sitedCrossword Clue
Half the cricket ground is illegally sitedCrossword Clue

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Eye layer with cones and rodsCrossword Clue

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Showing 36 Matching Answers

RUSE

10 RELATED CLUES

TACTIC

10 RELATED CLUES

GAMBIT

10 RELATED CLUES

STRATAGEM

10 RELATED CLUES

ANTIC

8 RELATED CLUES

MANEUVER

1 RELATED CLUES

SCHEME

10 RELATED CLUES

TRAP

9 RELATED CLUES

WILE

8 RELATED CLUES

SIEGE

10 RELATED CLUES

DISCOUNT

10 RELATED CLUES

PLYMOUTH

9 RELATED CLUES

SCAM

10 RELATED CLUES

TRIALOFFER

5 RELATED CLUES

SQUEEZE

10 RELATED CLUES

IMPOSTURE

4 RELATED CLUES

ALLITERATION

10 RELATED CLUES

CATARRH

10 RELATED CLUES

INEEDTOWIN

AROUSE

10 RELATED CLUES

FOSBURYFLOP

3 RELATED CLUES

PLANTER

5 RELATED CLUES

STUN

10 RELATED CLUES

EMPLOYMENT

7 RELATED CLUES

HYPERBOLE

9 RELATED CLUES

STRICT

10 RELATED CLUES

TRICKLED

3 RELATED CLUES

EXPEDIENCY

FLOPPY

9 RELATED CLUES

HEAVYPOLLING

PATRICK

10 RELATED CLUES

SPITTING

9 RELATED CLUES

CANTALOUP

5 RELATED CLUES

PINEAL

8 RELATED CLUES

ONEUPMANSHIP

1 RELATED CLUES

OFFSIDE

10 RELATED CLUES

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