| 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) |
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| Ruse or distraction (5) |
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| Ball carrier's deceptive move (5) |
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| A weak way to be ruled (5) |
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| Deceptive movement |
The Telegraph Plusword |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Being indistinct, we hear, it's meant to deceive (5) |
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| To pretend to combine iron with tin, maybe (5) |
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| Make a pretence at life in the revelation of it (5) |
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| Sound weak, but pretend to attack (5) |
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| Sell a dummy a faked pass? (5) |
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| Mock action (5) |
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| A deception difficult to make out, we hear (5) |
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| Fencing fake-out |
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| Deceptive move |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jan 2025 |
| Deceptive movement is barely perceptible, it's said (5) |
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| False move |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Dec 2024 |
| Word for a dummy in rugby (5) |
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| Pretend it's not clearly defined, one hears (5) |
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| Not all life in town is a pretence (5) |
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| Deceptive move in ruling? |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Oct 2024 |
| Sham attack sounds weak (5) |
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| Deceptive manoeuvre (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Oct 2024 |
| A piece of deception sounds ill-defined (5) |
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| Pretend to link iron with an alloy of tin (5) |
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| Boxer's trick |
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| Pretence |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Pretend attack (5) |
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| Threatened strike that doesn't come off (5) |
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| A false move is said to be lacking courage |
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| Deceptive movement not easily discerned, we hear (5) |
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| Deceptive movement not easily discerned, one hears (5) |
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| Fencer's fake thrust |
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| A deceptive movement is not easily distinguished, one hears (5) |
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| Mock-assault (5) |
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| Deceptive movement sounds weak in spirit (5) |
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| Pretend to swoon, we hear (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
01 Apr 2024 |
| Sound feeble, and make deceptive movement (5) |
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| Make a pretence of rules for a printer (5) |
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| False move |
LA Times Daily |
10 Mar 2024 |
| Deceptive move is barely perceptible in the audience (5) |
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| Deceptive movement in boxing (5) |
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| Deceptive movement not easy to discern, one hears (5) |
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| False blow (5) |
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| Dummy pass |
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| Reportedly swoon in deceptive move |
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| Deceptive move |
Universal |
23 Jan 2024 |
| Deceptive maneuver in boxing or fencing |
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| 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 |
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| Reportedly indistinct, misleading action |
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| Gridiron fake |
USA Today |
04 Aug 2019 |
| Deceptive move in boxing, e.g. |
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| 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 |
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| Gridiron fake |
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| Clever move |
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| 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 |
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| Ruse; false move |
The Guardian Speedy |
25 Feb 2018 |
| Fencer's fake-out |
USA Today |
08 Jan 2018 |
| Fencer's maneuver |
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| Deceptive move |
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| Misleading move |
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| Fencer's fake-out |
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| Deceptive movement |
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| 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 |
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| Deceptive move in fencing |
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| Deceptive move |
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| 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 |
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| Juke |
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| Fencing ploy |
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| Artful action |
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| Boxing ploy |
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| Manny Pacquiao move |
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| Tactical maneuver |
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| Artful action |
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| Mock attack |
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| Halfback's juke |
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| Deceptive move |
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| False move |
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| Deceptive move |
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| Fencing move |
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| Bluff |
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| Diversionary tactic |
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| Boxing ploy |
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| False move |
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| Gridiron move |
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| Épéeist's ruse |
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| Boxer's maneuver |
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| Épéeist's ruse |
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| Fencing ploy |
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| Fencing action |
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| Boxer's maneuver |
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| Trick move |
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| Mock blow |
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| False move |
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| Pugilist's ploy |
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| Tricky move |
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| Ring ploy |
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| Artful move |
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| Diversionary tactic |
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| Ring ploy |
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| Boxing ploy |
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| Deceptive move |
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| Deceptive motion |
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| Gridiron move |
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| Pugilist's ploy |
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| Ring ruse |
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| Deceiving movement |
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| Misleading maneuver |
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| Boxer's ploy |
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| Deceptive action |
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| Tricky move |
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| Tactical maneuver |
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| Halfback's juke |
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| Tactical maneuver |
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| Tricky move |
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| Head fake, e.g. |
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| False move |
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| False move |
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| Deke |
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| Ring maneuver |
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| Deceptive movement |
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| Deke |
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| Misleading maneuver |
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| Deke |
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| Ring ploy |
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| Deceptive maneuver |
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| Halfback's move |
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| Fencing maneuver |
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| Boxer's maneuver |
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| Ruse in the ring |
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| Maneuver by a Musketeer |
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| Fencing move |
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| Boxing maneuver |
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| Stratagem |
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| Mock attack. |
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| Boxing maneuver. |
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| Stars getting top billing. |
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| Deceptive movement. |
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| Sham attack. |
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| Assumed appearance. |
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| Diversionary move. |
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| False move |
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| Boxer's strategy. |
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| Mock blow. |
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| Sham. |
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| Shaking move |
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| Faked blow |
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| Pretense. |
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| Pretense |
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| Fencing maneuver. |
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| Trick. |
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