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| 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | ||||
| 46% | 7 | Sly contrivances | ||
noun • an elaborate and systematic plan of action • a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole • an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world • a schematic or preliminary plan verb • form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner • devise a system or form a scheme for | ||||
| 37% | 9 | Sly schemes or maneuvers | ||
noun • a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | ||||
Sly Schemes
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RUSES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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