Crafty Move Before Close Of Play Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SHIFTY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	adjective satellite • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • changing position or direction
	27%	6		Good scope for a crafty move?
	noun • an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker • a maneuver in a game or conversation • a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
	27%	15		Crafty move in the race across the heart of Slovenia brings a better result than expected
	noun • better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)

We think the answer is "" which means:

adjective satellite

• Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
• Changing position or direction

adjective

• Subject to frequent changes in direction.
• (of a person's eyes) moving from one object to another, not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking.
• Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal or unreliable.
• Resourceful; full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients.

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	Clue	Source
1	Close friend given key before move The Guardian Cryptic - 17 Jul 2012	The Guardian Cryptic / 17 Jul 2012
2	Crafty move
3	Crafty move in the race across the heart of Slovenia brings a better result than expected The Guardian Everyman - 30 Oct 2005	The Guardian Everyman / 30 Oct 2005
4	Crafty revolutionary move, terribly irksome, gaining last 75% of vote The Guardian Cryptic - 19 Mar 2012	The Guardian Cryptic / 19 Mar 2012
5	Devious move before close of play The Guardian Cryptic - 24 Oct 2011	The Guardian Cryptic / 24 Oct 2011
6	Good scope for a crafty move? The Guardian Cryptic - 27 Jul 2012	The Guardian Cryptic / 27 Jul 2012
7	Strategy in online chess where a player submits a move before their opponent's actual move

Evasive
Furtive
Devious - wily
Suspicious-looking
Evasive throw, about 12 ins
Devious move before close of play
Evasive throw about 12 inches
Deceitful
Appearing evasive

Hard to pin down
Reticent about two newspapers appearing evasive
Your leader supports action to make capital that's dubious
Devious (informal)
Slippery fish cooked on banks of Tay
What Yahoo initially requires from typist? That's devious
Dishonest Tory leader protected by fishy organisation
Strain admitting husband’s variable and untrustworthy
Slippery – rather like a chemise?

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