Evasive Throw About 12 Inches 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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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SHIFTY

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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1	99%	6		Exact Match!
2	40%	9		A game played with two dice, in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses immediately, and a first throw of anything else (a point) must be repeated before a 7 is thrown
3	28%	8		To throw out or off; to growl or snap so as to throw off.

We think the answer is "SHIFTY" 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.

An example sentence would be:

• "He has a shifty look in his eyes."
• "The salesman's shifty behavior made me wary."

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	Clue	Source
1	A game played with two dice, in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses immediately, and a first throw of anything else (a point) must be repeated before a 7 is thrown
2	Evasive about page's text The Guardian Cryptic - 03 Feb 2009	The Guardian Cryptic / 03 Feb 2009
3	Evasive maneuvers Eugene Sheffer - 28 Oct 2020	Eugene Sheffer / 28 Oct 2020
4	Evasive reply New York Times - 13 Jul 1978	New York Times / 13 Jul 1978
5	Evasive throw, about 12 ins The Guardian Cryptic - 07 Jun 2007	The Guardian Cryptic / 07 Jun 2007
6	Throw back then throw forward, becoming combative The Guardian Cryptic - 10 Nov 2020	The Guardian Cryptic / 10 Nov 2020
7	To throw out or off; to growl or snap so as to throw off.

Evasive
Furtive
Crafty move before close of play
Devious - wily
Suspicious-looking
Evasive throw, about 12 ins
Devious move before close of play
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

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