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Avoids By Deceit Crossword Clue

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verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• escape, either physically or mentally

• practice evasion

• use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

22%9 Weep about husband I am able to engage initially in deceit
noun

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

22%5 Imposter - deceit
noun

• intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

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New York Times05 Jun 1991 Down 48
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