| Deceptive move | Wall Street Journal | 18 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Distracting move | LA Times Daily | 11 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Reported slight deception (5) | Mirror Cryptic | 24 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Pretend blow (5) | Mirror Quick | 24 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Pretend to sound indistinct (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Ruse or distraction (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Ball carrier's deceptive move (5) |  |  | 
          
            | A weak way to be ruled (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive movement | The Telegraph Plusword | 06 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Being indistinct, we hear, it's meant to deceive (5) |  |  | 
          
            | To pretend to combine iron with tin, maybe (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Make a pretence at life in the revelation of it (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Sound weak, but pretend to attack (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Sell a dummy a faked pass? (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Mock action (5) |  |  | 
          
            | A deception difficult to make out, we hear (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Fencing fake-out |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move | LA Times Daily | 04 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Deceptive movement is barely perceptible, it's said (5) |  |  | 
          
            | False move | Wall Street Journal | 28 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Word for a dummy in rugby (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Pretend it's not clearly defined, one hears (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Not all life in town is a pretence (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move in ruling? | The Times Cryptic | 07 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Sham attack sounds weak (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive manoeuvre (5) | The Guardian Quick | 03 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | A piece of deception sounds ill-defined (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Pretend to link iron with an alloy of tin (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Boxer's trick |  |  | 
          
            | Pretence | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 25 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Pretend attack (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Threatened strike that doesn't come off (5) |  |  | 
          
            | A false move is said to be lacking courage |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive movement not easily discerned, we hear (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive movement not easily discerned, one hears (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Fencer's fake thrust |  |  | 
          
            | A deceptive movement is not easily distinguished, one hears (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Mock-assault (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive movement sounds weak in spirit (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Pretend to swoon, we hear (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | 01 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Sound feeble, and make deceptive movement (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Make a pretence of rules for a printer (5) |  |  | 
          
            | False move | LA Times Daily | 10 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Deceptive move is barely perceptible in the audience (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive movement in boxing (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive movement not easy to discern, one hears (5) |  |  | 
          
            | False blow (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Dummy pass |  |  | 
          
            | Reportedly swoon in deceptive move |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move | Universal | 23 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Deceptive maneuver in boxing or fencing |  |  | 
          
            | Deke | LA Times Daily | 06 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Piece of misdirection | The Times Concise | 30 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Bit of deception | New York Times | 09 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Deceptive motion | Newsday | 03 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Fencing ploy | The Telegraph Quick | 13 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Deceptive move | Newsday | 07 May 2023 | 
          
            | Deceptive or pretended blow | The Guardian Speedy | 02 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | False move | Newsday | 26 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Deceptive movement | New York Times | 21 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Bit of deception | New York Times | 18 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Boxer's ploy | New York Times | 29 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Boxer’s ploy | New York Times | 29 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Epeeist's ploy | Universal | 01 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | False move | The Washington Post | 09 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | False move | LA Times Daily | 09 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Boxer's deceptive move | Universal | 28 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Pretended blow | The Times Concise | 23 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Artful dodge | LA Times Daily | 05 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Artful dodge | The Washington Post | 05 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Fighter's fake | New York Times | 28 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Head fake in basketball, e.g | The Washington Post Sunday | 29 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Tricksy maneuver | New York Times | 29 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Deceptive move | The New Yorker | 03 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Deceptive move | Newsday | 24 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Misleading action is weak, by the sound of it |  |  | 
          
            | Reportedly indistinct, misleading action |  |  | 
          
            | Gridiron fake | USA Today | 04 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Deceptive move in boxing, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | Clever move | New York Times | 17 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Deceptive movement | The Telegraph Quick | 07 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Deceptive move | The Washington Post | 09 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Deceptive move | LA Times Daily | 09 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Deceptive move |  |  | 
          
            | Gridiron fake |  |  | 
          
            | Clever move |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move | Wall Street Journal | 29 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Misleading move | LA Times Daily | 16 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Misleading move | The Washington Post | 16 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Fencer's maneuver | USA Today | 04 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Deceptive movement | New York Times | 05 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Deceptive move by boxer that's weak, we hear | The Telegraph Cryptic | 27 May 2018 | 
          
            | Feature of fencing‘s noisy collapse |  |  | 
          
            | Ruse; false move | The Guardian Speedy | 25 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Fencer's fake-out | USA Today | 08 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Fencer's maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move |  |  | 
          
            | Misleading move |  |  | 
          
            | Fencer's fake-out |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive movement |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move in fencing | USA Today | 05 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Mock attack | The Telegraph Quick | 30 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Deke on the rink | USA Today | 20 May 2017 | 
          
            | Deceptive move | Universal | 10 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Deke on the rink |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move in fencing |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move |  |  | 
          
            | Gridiron fake | Universal | 01 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Deceptive maneuver | Universal | 30 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Tricky move | Wall Street Journal | 30 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | Dummy ruled lightly | The Telegraph Toughie | 19 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Musketeer's mock maneuver | The Washington Post | 24 May 2016 | 
          
            | Quick maneuver designed to deceive | The Washington Post | 08 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Distractive attack | Wall Street Journal | 31 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Juke | Universal | 12 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Deceptive maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Juke |  |  | 
          
            | Fencing ploy |  |  | 
          
            | Artful action |  |  | 
          
            | Boxing ploy |  |  | 
          
            | Manny Pacquiao move |  |  | 
          
            | Tactical maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Artful action |  |  | 
          
            | Mock attack |  |  | 
          
            | Halfback's juke |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move |  |  | 
          
            | False move |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move |  |  | 
          
            | Fencing move |  |  | 
          
            | Bluff |  |  | 
          
            | Diversionary tactic |  |  | 
          
            | Boxing ploy |  |  | 
          
            | False move |  |  | 
          
            | Gridiron move |  |  | 
          
            | Épéeist's ruse |  |  | 
          
            | Boxer's maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Épéeist's ruse |  |  | 
          
            | Fencing ploy |  |  | 
          
            | Fencing action |  |  | 
          
            | Boxer's maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Trick move |  |  | 
          
            | Mock blow |  |  | 
          
            | False move |  |  | 
          
            | Pugilist's ploy |  |  | 
          
            | Tricky move |  |  | 
          
            | Ring ploy |  |  | 
          
            | Artful move |  |  | 
          
            | Diversionary tactic |  |  | 
          
            | Ring ploy |  |  | 
          
            | Boxing ploy |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive move |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive motion |  |  | 
          
            | Gridiron move |  |  | 
          
            | Pugilist's ploy |  |  | 
          
            | Ring ruse |  |  | 
          
            | Deceiving movement |  |  | 
          
            | Misleading maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Boxer's ploy |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive action |  |  | 
          
            | Tricky move |  |  | 
          
            | Tactical maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Halfback's juke |  |  | 
          
            | Tactical maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Tricky move |  |  | 
          
            | Head fake, e.g. |  |  | 
          
            | False move |  |  | 
          
            | False move |  |  | 
          
            | Deke |  |  | 
          
            | Ring maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive movement |  |  | 
          
            | Deke |  |  | 
          
            | Misleading maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Deke |  |  | 
          
            | Ring ploy |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Halfback's move |  |  | 
          
            | Fencing maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Boxer's maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Ruse in the ring |  |  | 
          
            | Maneuver by a Musketeer |  |  | 
          
            | Fencing move |  |  | 
          
            | Boxing maneuver |  |  | 
          
            | Stratagem |  |  | 
          
            | Mock attack. |  |  | 
          
            | Boxing maneuver. |  |  | 
          
            | Stars getting top billing. |  |  | 
          
            | Deceptive movement. |  |  | 
          
            | Sham attack. |  |  | 
          
            | Assumed appearance. |  |  | 
          
            | Diversionary move. |  |  | 
          
            | False move |  |  | 
          
            | Boxer's strategy. |  |  | 
          
            | Mock blow. |  |  | 
          
            | Sham. |  |  | 
          
            | Shaking move |  |  | 
          
            | Faked blow |  |  | 
          
            | Pretense. |  |  | 
          
            | Pretense |  |  | 
          
            | Fencing maneuver. |  |  | 
          
            | Trick. |  |  |