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noun • an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker • a maneuver in a game or conversation | ||||||||
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noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • the faculty of contriving; inventive skill • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. • any improvised arrangement for temporary use • the act of devising something | ||||||||
| 36% | 11 | A ruse or stratagem devised with deceitful intentions | ||||||
noun • a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends | ||||||||
Ruse Stratagem Crossword Clue
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PLOY which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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PLOY
Updated: October 15, 2023
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1 | A ruse or stratagem devised with deceitful intentions | |
2 | Con man's ruse
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3 | Hunter's ruse
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The Guardian Quiptic -
03 Aug 2020 | The Guardian Quiptic / 03 Aug 2020 |
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The Guardian Speedy -
22 May 2022 | The Guardian Speedy / 22 May 2022 |
7 | Stratagem or ruse |
