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noun • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • a quick evasive movement • a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery verb • make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid • move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||||
| 24% | 9 | Deceive with a ruse | ||||||
verb • conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end | ||||||||
| 24% | 7 | Notable writer from Ruse | ||||||
noun • English writer born in Germany (1905-1994) | ||||||||
A Ruse To Avoid Crossword Clue
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DODGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DODGE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | A dive, duck, sidestep, shun, veer or other evasive/hiding movement; a quibble; a ruse or cunning trick in order to avoid something unpleasant; or, an instance of two bells trading places in change-ringing
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23 Feb 2002 | The Guardian Quick / 23 Feb 2002 |
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06 Jan 2016 | The Guardian Quick / 06 Jan 2016 |
4 | Deceive with a ruse | |
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27 Sep 1984 | New York Times / 27 Sep 1984 |
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The Guardian Cryptic -
28 Jan 2008 | The Guardian Cryptic / 28 Jan 2008 |
7 | Ruse |
