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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) | ||||||||
Avoid Ruse Crossword Clue
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DODGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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DODGE
Updated: October 13, 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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26 Aug 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 26 Aug 2023 |
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30 Jan 2017 | The Guardian Cryptic / 30 Jan 2017 |
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The Guardian Quiptic -
20 Nov 2006 | The Guardian Quiptic / 20 Nov 2006 |
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Telegraph Mini -
19 Oct 2024 | Telegraph Mini / 19 Oct 2024 |
6 | Ruse | |
7 | Ruse designed to disguise one's real intentions
The Guardian Quick -
18 Jun 2019 | The Guardian Quick / 18 Jun 2019 |
