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RUSES
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Sly schemesCrossword Clue
Deceptive ploysCrossword Clue
PloysCrossword Clue
Sneaky schemesCrossword Clue
Sly tacticsCrossword Clue
GambitsCrossword Clue
Devious tacticsCrossword Clue
Sneaky ploysCrossword Clue
Game's involving two bridge players getting tricksCrossword Clue

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MAGIC
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Hocus-pocusCrossword Clue
Sleight of handCrossword Clue
"Science is ___ that works": Kurt VonnegutCrossword Clue
Tricky activity?Crossword Clue
___ word ("Abracadabra," e.g.)Crossword Clue
Tricky business?Crossword Clue
Potter’s fieldCrossword Clue
"The ___ School Bus"Crossword Clue
Orlando NBA teamCrossword Clue

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CONS
4 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Pros and ___Crossword Clue
ScamsCrossword Clue
DownsidesCrossword Clue
*Mensa, for oneCrossword Clue
They're no prosCrossword Clue
Pros' oppositesCrossword Clue

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PLOYS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sneaky plansCrossword Clue
Tricksy schemesCrossword Clue
Cunning schemesCrossword Clue
Cunning plansCrossword Clue
ManeuversCrossword Clue
Sneaky tacticsCrossword Clue
Tricky tacticsCrossword Clue
RusesCrossword Clue
SchemesCrossword Clue
GambitsCrossword Clue

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FOOLS
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
April ___ DayCrossword Clue
NincompoopsCrossword Clue
DeceivesCrossword Clue
Idiot box broadcast ideas for fantastic state of happinessCrossword Clue
Sweets for kidsCrossword Clue
HoodwinksCrossword Clue
They rush in where angels fear to treadCrossword Clue

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PRANKS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Calls that may start "Is your refrigerator running?," e.gCrossword Clue
April 1 doingsCrossword Clue
StuntsCrossword Clue
Practical jokes of Pran Krishan Sikand, initiallyCrossword Clue
April 1 activitiesCrossword Clue
Some Halloween doingsCrossword Clue
Tricky things to play in piano classesCrossword Clue
Practical jokesCrossword Clue
Halloween mischievousnessCrossword Clue
Monkey businessCrossword Clue

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ANTICS
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
BuffooneryCrossword Clue
Silly behaviorsCrossword Clue
MonkeyshinesCrossword Clue
ZaninessCrossword Clue
ShenanigansCrossword Clue
TomfooleryCrossword Clue
CapersCrossword Clue
High jinksCrossword Clue

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CAPERS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tangy buds in chicken piccataCrossword Clue
Sprinkling on a lox bagelCrossword Clue
Tartar sauce ingredientCrossword Clue
Escapades that could end in a pickleCrossword Clue
Larks in bushesCrossword Clue
Piccata needCrossword Clue
They add flavour to hopsCrossword Clue
Events in a crime film subgenreCrossword Clue
Jumps around plantsCrossword Clue
Plots to steal some veal piccata fixingsCrossword Clue

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FAKESOUT
8 Letters

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FLAMS
5 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Flim-___ (cons)Crossword Clue

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HAS
3 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
ExperiencesCrossword Clue
"That ship ___ sailed"Crossword Clue
OwnsCrossword Clue
Is blessed withCrossword Clue
EatsCrossword Clue
PossessesCrossword Clue
"She ___ a point"Crossword Clue

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HOODWINKS
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
BamboozlesCrossword Clue
Deceives with bat, slicing through coversCrossword Clue
Gangster bats an eyelid and cheatsCrossword Clue
Legendary outlaw has a flutter and cheatsCrossword Clue
Gangster prevails, conducting many swindlesCrossword Clue
Fools outlaw whiskey in KansasCrossword Clue

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JAPES
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Bits of tomfooleryCrossword Clue
Jokes aroundCrossword Clue
Practical jokesCrossword Clue
JestsCrossword Clue
WisecracksCrossword Clue
Jay heard parrots and larksCrossword Clue
Makes fun ofCrossword Clue
MocksCrossword Clue

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KNAVERY
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Rascally behaviourCrossword Clue
Behaving like Jack, King and Queen in serviceCrossword Clue
Duplicity as king and queen held by force at seaCrossword Clue
Mischief in Kenya, oddly soCrossword Clue
Part of church broadcast lines showing dishonestyCrossword Clue
Acts of a scalawagCrossword Clue
HijinksCrossword Clue
King rejected an extremely wicked activityCrossword Clue

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OUTSMARTS
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Has cleverer ideas than vote losers linked to marketsCrossword Clue
Gets the better of tutors ordered to accept second degreeCrossword Clue
Exposes markets tricksCrossword Clue
Exposes markets' tricksCrossword Clue

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WILES
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Bits of trickeryCrossword Clue
CraftinessCrossword Clue
Sneaky tricksCrossword Clue
Cunning stratagemsCrossword Clue
Devious strategiesCrossword Clue
Tricks of one who proved Fermat's last theoremCrossword Clue
Tricks of one who proved Fermats last theoremCrossword Clue
CunningCrossword Clue
CharmsCrossword Clue

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ARTS
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Song and danceCrossword Clue
Painting and sculptureCrossword Clue
___ and craftsCrossword Clue
They're sometimes dramaticCrossword Clue
Puppetry and animationCrossword Clue
Garfunkel and LinkletterCrossword Clue
Word after "language" or "graphic"Crossword Clue
Parsons School of Design focusCrossword Clue

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BAITS
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
ProvokesCrossword Clue
Tries to get a rise out ofCrossword Clue
EnticesCrossword Clue
Readies, as a fishing lineCrossword Clue
Deliberately tauntsCrossword Clue
TemptsCrossword Clue
LuresCrossword Clue
Lures into a fightCrossword Clue
Puts on the lineCrossword Clue

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DELUDES
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
FoolsCrossword Clue
Dupes being used and led astrayCrossword Clue
Misleads tenderfeet about the SpanishCrossword Clue
Deceives daughter and fleesCrossword Clue
MisleadsCrossword Clue

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DODGES
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Zigs and zagsCrossword Clue
EvadesCrossword Clue
EludesCrossword Clue
Evades rusesCrossword Clue
Avoids skillfullyCrossword Clue
Cunning plansCrossword Clue
Gets out of carsCrossword Clue
DucksCrossword Clue
Dog dropping ball in does tricksCrossword Clue

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DOUBLECROSSES
13 Letters

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ENTRAPS
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Stitches up parent’s pantsCrossword Clue
Catches with a lureCrossword Clue
SnaresCrossword Clue
Seduces sexy partners right awayCrossword Clue
Catches parents entangledCrossword Clue
Catches half-decent hip-hop performancesCrossword Clue
CapturesCrossword Clue

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F8LS
4 Letters

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FINESSES
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Handles skillfullyCrossword Clue
Bit of goofiness essentially clever tricksCrossword Clue
Handles deftlyCrossword Clue

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FOXES
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Kits, eventuallyCrossword Clue
Chicken coop raidersCrossword Clue
Bushy-tailed caninesCrossword Clue
"Sly" animalsCrossword Clue
Silver ___ (handsome older men)Crossword Clue
Confuses enemies comprehending sign of errorCrossword Clue
Opposing sides overcome by local teamCrossword Clue
Cunning caninesCrossword Clue

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GETS
4 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Picks upCrossword Clue
UnderstandsCrossword Clue
ComprehendsCrossword Clue
GraspsCrossword Clue
Totally understandsCrossword Clue
ObtainsCrossword Clue
GroksCrossword Clue

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GUILES
6 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Leads, discarding diamonds for last of potential tricksCrossword Clue

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LIESTO
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
DeceivesCrossword Clue
Leads up the garden pathCrossword Clue
Isn't honest withCrossword Clue
Deliberately gives bad informationCrossword Clue
HoodwinksCrossword Clue
Dupes, in a wayCrossword Clue

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PULLSAFASTONEON
15 Letters

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ROOKS
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Corner chess piecesCrossword Clue
They start in the cornersCrossword Clue
Cheats and criminals not caughtCrossword Clue
Accompaniers of knightsCrossword Clue
Corner pieces in chessCrossword Clue
Pieces that castleCrossword Clue
Criminals being executed? They start off being first rankersCrossword Clue

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SHENANIGANS
11 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Malicious behaviourCrossword Clue
Devious behaviour - her grandmother gains, anywayCrossword Clue
Monkey businessCrossword Clue
Rejected disadvantage in answer about what is causing misbehaviourCrossword Clue
Female child-minder reportedly profits, ignoring ones roguishnessCrossword Clue
Mischief an ensign has at sea?Crossword Clue
Mums turning to catch foolish trickeryCrossword Clue
MONKEY businessCrossword Clue
MonkeyshinesCrossword Clue

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STUNTS
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Double duty?Crossword Clue
Action movie highlightsCrossword Clue
Double takes?Crossword Clue
Daredevil's featsCrossword Clue
Impedes risky undertakingsCrossword Clue
Checks difficult tricksCrossword Clue
Action film fodderCrossword Clue
Double’s dutiesCrossword Clue

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TAKESFORAFOOL
13 Letters

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TRAPS
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Bunkers on a golf courseCrossword Clue
Quarry containersCrossword Clue
Drives into a cornerCrossword Clue
EnsnaresCrossword Clue
YappersCrossword Clue
Leaves with no moves, as a chess pieceCrossword Clue
SnaresCrossword Clue

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CONJURE
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Create out of thin airCrossword Clue
Create out of thin airCrossword Clue
Cast a spell, sayCrossword Clue
Perform magic tricksCrossword Clue
Practise magical tricksCrossword Clue
Pull out of thin air, seemingly, with "up"Crossword Clue

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DARTS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Board gameCrossword Clue
Pub game with sharp projectilesCrossword Clue
Pub projectilesCrossword Clue
BoltsCrossword Clue
Game of throwsCrossword Clue
Game of throwns?Crossword Clue
Flights requiring instrument’s rotationCrossword Clue
Indoor sportCrossword Clue
Pub projectilesCrossword Clue
Pub pastimeCrossword Clue

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CONSTABLE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Officer deceives boardCrossword Clue
Policeman swindles BoardCrossword Clue
Wire fences on street for lawmanCrossword Clue
Cop is studying flat surfaceCrossword Clue
Officer of the law studies listCrossword Clue
He is experienced to go after rooks and thieves primarilyCrossword Clue
Sting sure is a member of The PoliceCrossword Clue
Artist - arresting sort?Crossword Clue
Officer studies information systematically displayedCrossword Clue
Conservative bishop entertained by old artistCrossword Clue

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IRONIES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Life's little twistsCrossword Clue
Amusingly incongruous outcomesCrossword Clue
"Im listening to ""Metal Joint's"" satiric bits "Crossword Clue
Satires in press videos, regularly getting censoredCrossword Clue
Amusing incongruitiesCrossword Clue
Unexpected turns of eventsCrossword Clue
Some of life's twists and turnsCrossword Clue
Literary twistsCrossword Clue
TwistsCrossword Clue
Humorous contradictionsCrossword Clue

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MAGICS
6 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Charms soldier wrapped in coatsCrossword Clue
Endless spiritual ceremony, involving smoke rising and charmsCrossword Clue
Hogwarts subjectsCrossword Clue

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MANNERISMS
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
QuirksCrossword Clue
Behavioral quirksCrossword Clue
Behavioral quirksCrossword Clue

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ABUNDANCE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
BountyCrossword Clue
A trip from Chelsea to Bath? Great deal!Crossword Clue
Plenty of cake following a social occasionCrossword Clue
The jerk is one trailing a roll of BountyCrossword Clue
Roll in a ball much?Crossword Clue
In a dance, little do plentyCrossword Clue
Wealth of muscle at United Nations socialCrossword Clue
A roll with salsa for one is plentyCrossword Clue
Ones rock and roll getting traded for wealthCrossword Clue
Cornucopia, a pastry affairCrossword Clue

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CONSTRUE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Explain tricks, having got honestCrossword Clue
Explain hint of sedition in Tory faithfulCrossword Clue
Interpret negative things honestlyCrossword Clue
See people behind bars - honest-to-goodness!Crossword Clue
Make sense of — trouncesCrossword Clue
Make sense of arguments against? CorrectCrossword Clue
Does honestly understandCrossword Clue
Interpret in exotic countries? Not ICrossword Clue
Counters — interpretCrossword Clue
Understand what can fool people, right?Crossword Clue

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MISERE
6 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Plan to win nothing is admitted by clubCrossword Clue

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ROGUERY
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Unprincipled behaviour of fellow with years around universityCrossword Clue

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FEINTS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Deceptive actionsCrossword Clue
Plays safe in t-shirts, to some extentCrossword Clue
One German paper includes small deceptive attacksCrossword Clue
Deceptive actionsCrossword Clue
Ruses to avoid ultimately arduous fitness exercisesCrossword Clue
Deceptive fencing movesCrossword Clue
BluffsCrossword Clue
Boxer's fake-outsCrossword Clue
They may have you going the wrong wayCrossword Clue
Diversionary tacticsCrossword Clue

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GENTS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Partners for ladies, informallyCrossword Clue
ChapsCrossword Clue
FellowsCrossword Clue
Loo door signCrossword Clue
Polite chapsCrossword Clue
ChapsCrossword Clue
"Ladies and ___ …"Crossword Clue
ChapsCrossword Clue
Good guysCrossword Clue
Well-mannered blokesCrossword Clue

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INSANDOUTS
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
WorkingsCrossword Clue

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PESADES
7 Letters

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PET
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
House cat, e.gCrossword Clue
Furry friendCrossword Clue
Furry family memberCrossword Clue
Furry friendCrossword Clue
House cat, e.gCrossword Clue
Animal friendCrossword Clue
Iguana, to someCrossword Clue
___ nameCrossword Clue
"What was the name of your first ___?" (common security question)Crossword Clue
Furry palCrossword Clue

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SKILLS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Section of a resumeCrossword Clue
Résumé listingCrossword Clue
Training butcher on board shipCrossword Clue
Expertise shown by butcher on boardCrossword Clue
Expertise shown by butcher on boardCrossword Clue
Listings on a résuméCrossword Clue
Gifts in first of seasonal dispatchesCrossword Clue
Gifts in first of seasonal dispatchesCrossword Clue
Schooling basically destroys talentsCrossword Clue
Son takes out giftsCrossword Clue

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CONCUR
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AgreeCrossword Clue
AgreeCrossword Clue
See eye to eyeCrossword Clue
Tory and scoundrel agreeCrossword Clue
AgreeCrossword Clue
Be in accordCrossword Clue
Fraud can force revolution, every now and then. Agree?Crossword Clue
Prisoner and scoundrel agreeCrossword Clue
AgreeCrossword Clue
Agree to study dogCrossword Clue

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GRANDSLAM
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Serena Williams' achievementCrossword Clue
Winning all 13 tricks in a hand of bridgeCrossword Clue
Major tennis or golf tournamentCrossword Clue
Winning all the competitions can be a very tricky affairCrossword Clue
Winning all four major tennis championships in the same calendar yearCrossword Clue
Feat rarely but only accomplished from homeCrossword Clue
Tennis feat achieved twice by Aniek van KootCrossword Clue
Fifty hosted by wonderful boy, full house on the cards?Crossword Clue
*Hit that produces four runsCrossword Clue
Loud closing of a piano's keyboard cover?Crossword Clue

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KNACKS
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Special talentsCrossword Clue
Natural abilitiesCrossword Clue
Natural talentsCrossword Clue
TalentsCrossword Clue
Natural skillsCrossword Clue
GiftsCrossword Clue

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CHARLOTTERUSES
14 Letters

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WHEELIES
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Tricks from 6? Little deceit to trap husbandCrossword Clue
Tricks from 6? Little deceit to trap husbandCrossword Clue
How thrilling is extended bike stunt display?Crossword Clue

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WHIST
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bridge forerunnerCrossword Clue
Bridge forerunnerCrossword Clue
Bridge predecessorCrossword Clue
Card game in Austen novelsCrossword Clue
Game fellow finally greeting saintCrossword Clue
Silence wife and husband firstCrossword Clue
Game from Warsaw, historicallyCrossword Clue
Trick-taking card gameCrossword Clue
Bridge ancestorCrossword Clue
Start to watch playing this gameCrossword Clue

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ARSONISTS
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Criminals needing skills to employ lad wise at heartCrossword Clue
Clergyman abandons worship finally and sits uncomfortably with criminalsCrossword Clue
Criminals first to feed penniless priestsCrossword Clue
Tricks boys acquired - theyre inflammatory!Crossword Clue
Torchbearers?Crossword Clue
Destructive felonsCrossword Clue
Boy is captivated by Arthurs dangerous lightersCrossword Clue
They burn croissants, scraping off carbon vigorouslyCrossword Clue
They burn croissants, scraping off carbon vigorouslyCrossword Clue
Those deserving a lighter sentence?Crossword Clue

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IMPARTS
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Shares, like adviceCrossword Clue
Passes on, as knowledgeCrossword Clue
CommunicatesCrossword Clue
Passes on compilers bitsCrossword Clue
Contributes Qaos and Tramp's puzzlesCrossword Clue
Little blighters bearing gift and grantsCrossword Clue

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INVEIGLES
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Fashionable girl in mask, regularly sets trapsCrossword Clue

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KITCARSON
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Artist back in stock, in refined Colorado townCrossword Clue
American frontiersman — is on trackCrossword Clue

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PENNANDTELLER
13 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Duo who are the longest-running headliner magicians in Las Vegas historyCrossword Clue
Magic duo with a 20+ year act in Las VegasCrossword Clue
*Duo of magicians who are the longest-running headliners in Las Vegas historyCrossword Clue
Magical comedy teamCrossword Clue

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ABRIDGE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ShortenCrossword Clue
ShortenCrossword Clue
Shorten a gameCrossword Clue
Cut, a bit of a fiddleCrossword Clue
Diminish — curtailCrossword Clue
A prospective partner lands government contractCrossword Clue
Contract could be a game of cardsCrossword Clue
TrimCrossword Clue
A marriage partners accepting last part of wedding contractCrossword Clue
Shorten a connectionCrossword Clue

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EMPLOYS
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Puts to workCrossword Clue
HiresCrossword Clue
This compiler rejected games usesCrossword Clue
Setters contrary wiles have uses!Crossword Clue

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EVERYNOWANDTHEN
15 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Occasionally Anthony Eden is angry with review that is redactedCrossword Clue
Always handy, went on working periodicallyCrossword Clue
Sometimes extremely negative, therefore receiving stick after end of gameCrossword Clue
OccasionallyCrossword Clue

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INDIANHEMP
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Source of drugs, I note, given to male politicianCrossword Clue

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KIDNAP
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Steal for ransomCrossword Clue
Snatching forty winks after getting wind upCrossword Clue
SnatchCrossword Clue
Snatch some sleep after JoshCrossword Clue
Snatch some sleep after JoshCrossword Clue
Abduct for ransomCrossword Clue
AbductCrossword Clue
Take rest after minor snatchCrossword Clue
Fuzz getting to the bottom of hoax abductionCrossword Clue
Take badly?Crossword Clue

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MAGICBUS
8 Letters

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REPRISALS
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Torture liar, press tit-for-tat measuresCrossword Clue
Salesman: 50% off ribs and salads, plus special paybacksCrossword Clue
Salesman: 50% off ribs and salads, plus special paybacksCrossword Clue

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TIRADESECRETS
13 Letters

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CONSTERNATE
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Dismay as prisoner at the back put awayCrossword Clue

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PENNJILLETTE
12 Letters

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RICKSHA
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Vehicle is heap - pity me having to leaveCrossword Clue
The bricks had to be loaded into the cartCrossword Clue
Means to get around bodily pain mostly fakeCrossword Clue
Means to get around bodily pain mostly fakeCrossword Clue
Vehicle is a heap — pity that can't take meCrossword Clue
Vehicle is a heap - pity that cant take meCrossword Clue
Passenger of Patricks has human-powered vehicleCrossword Clue
Leg-powered taxi (Var.)Crossword Clue

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COZENS
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Cheats relatives, reportedlyCrossword Clue
Heard group of relatives is 12Crossword Clue
Heard group of relatives is 12Crossword Clue
Headcount includes Australian but excludes American - cheats!Crossword Clue

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HANDSTANDS
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Heels-over-head maneuversCrossword Clue

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IMPOSTURES
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Frauds give false promises to suppress trade unionCrossword Clue
Cheats and rogue start to make up storiesCrossword Clue
Cheats and rogue start to make up storiesCrossword Clue

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PRACTICALJOKER
14 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Trickster handy with a cardCrossword Clue
PranksterCrossword Clue

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SLAM
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Shut loudlyCrossword Clue
Shut with a bangCrossword Clue
Serena ___ (tennis feat)Crossword Clue
Grand ___ (achievement in baseball or tennis)Crossword Clue
Shut hardCrossword Clue
Word after grand, body or poetryCrossword Clue
___ poetryCrossword Clue
Criticize harshlyCrossword Clue
DisCrossword Clue
Poetry eventCrossword Clue

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VICTIMISES
10 Letters

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WISCONSIN
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Detailed, informed arguments against current stateCrossword Clue
Where Barbie is originally from, according to her creatorsCrossword Clue
US state between Lakes Michigan and SuperiorCrossword Clue
US midwestern stateCrossword Clue
State showing good judgment, briefly, over criminal offenceCrossword Clue
State of the US not entirely sensible with criminal offenceCrossword Clue
Flipping coins wins the stateCrossword Clue
State of wife - is at home full of tricksCrossword Clue
State Swiss banks neglected fraud crimeCrossword Clue
State has victory collecting small coins issuedCrossword Clue

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MAGICACT
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Performance in which a lady might be sawed in halfCrossword Clue
Tricky thing to pull off?Crossword Clue
Performance with tricksCrossword Clue
It could involve a disappearanceCrossword Clue

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ARTIFICES
9 Letters

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CHICANES
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Vital energy beats the bendsCrossword Clue
This Roman sticks around for tricks and artificesCrossword Clue

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CONTRACTS
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Catches prisoners stealing landCrossword Clue
Catches prisoners stealing landCrossword Clue
Legal agreements for shrinksCrossword Clue
Legal agreements for shrinksCrossword Clue
Reduces legal documentsCrossword Clue
Shrinks from agreementsCrossword Clue
Shrinks from agreementsCrossword Clue
Shrinks study publicationsCrossword Clue
Abridges right wing manifestosCrossword Clue

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CHICANERY
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DishonestyCrossword Clue
Weep about husband I am able to engage initially in deceitCrossword Clue
Weep about husband I am able to engage initially in deceitCrossword Clue
Deceitful doingsCrossword Clue
Sharp practiceCrossword Clue
Deception is in - even beer comes in any containerCrossword Clue
Smart one from Peebles tracks fraudCrossword Clue
Smart one from Peebles tracks fraudCrossword Clue
Accountant, probing niche eccentric, tracks deceptionCrossword Clue
Greek character getting stick on railway for sharp practiceCrossword Clue

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HEDGES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
EquivocatesCrossword Clue
Garden maze wallsCrossword Clue
EquivocatesCrossword Clue
Beats around the bush … or bushesCrossword Clue
ShrubberyCrossword Clue
Lines of bushesCrossword Clue
Risk-offsetting investmentsCrossword Clue
Hard borders? Avoids making a decisionCrossword Clue
Shrubs arranged as barriersCrossword Clue
Margin in house shelvesCrossword Clue

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MUSES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Asks oneself "What if?"Crossword Clue
Artists' inspirationsCrossword Clue
Nonet of Greek mythologyCrossword Clue
Inspiring goddessesCrossword Clue
Calliope and Urania, among othersCrossword Clue
Inspirational figures for artists and poetsCrossword Clue
Nine divine females married pursuers off and onCrossword Clue
Nine divine females married pursuers off and onCrossword Clue
Inspiring goddessesCrossword Clue
PondersCrossword Clue

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UNTIL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Up toCrossword Clue
Up toCrossword Clue
"___ we meet again"Crossword Clue
Up toCrossword Clue
Up toCrossword Clue
Up to, timewiseCrossword Clue
Up toCrossword Clue
". . . ___ further notice"Crossword Clue
"___ next time!" ("Later!")Crossword Clue
ToCrossword Clue

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CHEATS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Knows just when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, maybeCrossword Clue
Plays the wrong wayCrossword Clue
School copiers, maybeCrossword Clue
School copiers, maybeCrossword Clue
Peeks at a classmate's paper, sayCrossword Clue
Deals from the bottom or marks cards, sayCrossword Clue
Flouts the rulesCrossword Clue
Does hot food, following starter of chickenCrossword Clue
Does hot food, following starter of chickenCrossword Clue
Ignores the rulesCrossword Clue

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ANIMALS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Veterinarian's interestCrossword Clue
Pink Floyd album with the songs "Dogs" and "Sheep"Crossword Clue
Members of a major kingdomCrossword Clue
Stars of many alphabet picture booksCrossword Clue
FaunaCrossword Clue
Dogs, hogs and frogsCrossword Clue
Criticise popular article all about brutish peopleCrossword Clue
Manilas cuckoo birds, for exampleCrossword Clue
Critters smack noisily into a counterCrossword Clue
Pull back scabs top layer to reveal beastiesCrossword Clue

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GOODAND
7 Letters

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HEARTS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Trick-taking card gameCrossword Clue
Game in which players tend to avoid the queen of spadesCrossword Clue
Second-highest bridge suitCrossword Clue
Shapes on Valentine's Day cardsCrossword Clue
They beat qualifiers' outstanding runCrossword Clue
Trick-taking game named for a card suitCrossword Clue
Tries to take in tailor’s top suitCrossword Clue
Scottish team in English county, by the sound of it?Crossword Clue
Tries taking in top of tropical suitCrossword Clue
That man, Arthur, gets head of states suitCrossword Clue

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SMEARCAMPAIGN
13 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Nasty publicity to get you to have your cervix checked?Crossword Clue
Attempt to discredit press cameraman — pigs!Crossword Clue
Magic Parmesan recipe for political skulduggeryCrossword Clue
Dirty politicsCrossword Clue

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CONSIGNOR
9 Letters
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Deliverer of goods tricks uninformed worker needing dispatchCrossword Clue
Italian chap supporting study is person committed todeliveryCrossword Clue

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EFFECTS
7 Letters
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Carries out goodsCrossword Clue
Carries out belongingsCrossword Clue
Some movie magicCrossword Clue
Brings about influences during hearingCrossword Clue
They might be specialCrossword Clue
Carries out clobberCrossword Clue
Carries out clobberCrossword Clue
Sci-fi movie featureCrossword Clue
Swears about shocking treatment of possessionsCrossword Clue
Carries out belongingsCrossword Clue

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PRESTIDIGITATOR
15 Letters
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Peace and quiet beforehand... I enjoy it (a high point for a trickster?)Crossword Clue
Magician gets religious man to move one toe with a twig? Ordinary ruse for startersCrossword Clue
Tricky performers piano support that is enjoyed by me before a Glastonbury featureCrossword Clue

41%
SPECIALEFFECTS
14 Letters

41%
SWORDPLAY
9 Letters
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Art of fencing, and a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred cluesCrossword Clue
Maintaining power, lords way disrupted fencingCrossword Clue
Sort of wit with point primarily thats good for cut and thrustCrossword Clue
Sort of wit with point primarily that's good for cut and thrustCrossword Clue
"Duelling contest might provoke ""words"" "Crossword Clue
Fencing by side of grass a joke?Crossword Clue
What we love after son could be fencingCrossword Clue
Art of a Samurai a joke, perhaps, under leadership of sissyCrossword Clue
Special tricks in writing - and what they outperform?Crossword Clue
Maybe foil usage in second part of clueCrossword Clue

39%
ABUNDANTLY
10 Letters
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Really seeing animal's head by grasping under antler, avoiding all medical dramasCrossword Clue

39%
DEMOCRATICPARTY
15 Letters
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Political group symbolized by a donkeyCrossword Clue
Group for people who are feeling blue?Crossword Clue
Group for people who are feeling blue?Crossword Clue

39%
GASLAMP
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Talk on 50A lightCrossword Clue
Blow into hole in burnerCrossword Clue
Light rabbit punchCrossword Clue
Something burning, opening blast rents asunderCrossword Clue
Attack in space seen in old-fashioned lightCrossword Clue
Quaint lightCrossword Clue
Early nightlightCrossword Clue
Groundbreaking 19th-century light fixtureCrossword Clue

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ISLAMIC
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like the Eid al-Fitr festivalCrossword Clue
Like roughly a quarter of the world's populationCrossword Clue
MuslimCrossword Clue
Like the Eid al-Fitr festivalCrossword Clue
Religious doctor claims one should get injectedCrossword Clue
Religious doctor claims one should get injectedCrossword Clue
Type of calendar, found, counting backwards in hexadecimal/sixteensCrossword Clue
Like Muhammad’s followersCrossword Clue
MuslimCrossword Clue
Muslim claims I may be convertedCrossword Clue

39%
PROCURER
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
One who gets things for a doctorCrossword Clue
Reason for copper to bring up a free solicitorCrossword Clue
He obtains favours for doctorCrossword Clue
He obtains favours for doctorCrossword Clue
PimpCrossword Clue
Doctor, by trade?Crossword Clue
Solicitor for doctorCrossword Clue

39%
SMALLSLAM
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Near-perfect bridge featCrossword Clue
Near-perfect bridge featCrossword Clue
"All but one" win, in bridgeCrossword Clue
"All but one" win, in bridgeCrossword Clue

37%
GAME
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
WillingCrossword Clue
Up for a challengeCrossword Clue
Red Rover, e.gCrossword Clue
"Take Me Out to the Ball ___"Crossword Clue
Sorry! or ScrabbleCrossword Clue
Clue, e.gCrossword Clue
Ready to dive inCrossword Clue
Risk or TroubleCrossword Clue
Squash, e.gCrossword Clue
"___, set, match" (tennis saying)Crossword Clue

37%
ISOMETRIC
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Picaroon and a little kid almost the same sizeCrossword Clue
Erotic maiden is artfully showing type of exerciseCrossword Clue
Kind of graph line displaying eroticismCrossword Clue
Woven in coir, items of equal sizeCrossword Clue
Kind of graph line displaying eroticismCrossword Clue
Eroticism somehow of equal measure?Crossword Clue
Static, as an exerciseCrossword Clue
Liberated eroticism in the same formCrossword Clue
Liberated eroticism in the same formCrossword Clue
Eroticism may provide such exerciseCrossword Clue

37%
OPSIMATH
8 Letters

24%
LIFEHACKS
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Using frozen grapes as ice cubes and binder clips as cable organizers, e.gCrossword Clue

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"You've gotta be kidding me" gestureCrossword Clue

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Replaces the original audio with a synchronized translationCrossword Clue

Proofreads before publicationCrossword Clue

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"Grace and Frankie" starCrossword Clue

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