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| 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery verb • achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods • tamper, with the purpose of deception | ||||||||
| 31% | 7 | To acquire or acquire knowledge or experience | ||||||
verb • make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation • work out • gain through experience • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • come into existence; take on form or shape • change the use of and make available or usable • elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses • create by training and teaching • be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest • grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment • become technologically advanced • cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development • generate gradually • grow emotionally or mature • make visible by means of chemical solutions • superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry • move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions • move into a strategically more advantageous position • elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme • happen • expand in the form of a series | ||||||||
| 28% | 9 | Handles the devil by devious means | ||||||
noun • a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) • a descriptive name for a place or thing verb • give a nickname to | ||||||||
Acquire By Devious Means Crossword Clue
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WANGLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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WANGLE
Updated: October 13, 2023
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | Achieve a goal by devious means | |
2 | Acquire by unsavory means
New York Times -
09 Sep 2007 | New York Times / 09 Sep 2007 |
3 | Devious fellow circumventing island's criminals
The Guardian Cryptic -
12 Jan 2016 | The Guardian Cryptic / 12 Jan 2016 |
4 | Handles the devil by devious means
The Guardian Everyman -
29 Oct 2006 | The Guardian Everyman / 29 Oct 2006 |
5 | Is devious
New York Times -
25 Jan 1990 | New York Times / 25 Jan 1990 |
6 | Knowledge, or a means to acquire it
New York Times -
26 May 2023 | New York Times / 26 May 2023 |
7 | To acquire or acquire knowledge or experience |
