| Cunning scheme |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2025 |
| Tactical manoeuvre |
Puzzler Backwords |
20 Aug 2025 |
| Tactic |
The Times Concise |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Clever strategy |
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| Cunning plan |
Commuter |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Tactic used by some employers (4) |
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| Tactic |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Jun 2025 |
| Ruse |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Devious scheme |
New York Times |
10 May 2025 |
| Stratagem, gambit (4) |
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| Devious maneuver |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2025 |
| Piece of strategy |
Family Time |
31 Mar 2025 |
| Tactical manoeuvre |
Puzzler Backwords |
23 Mar 2025 |
| Poly devised ruse (4) |
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| Ruse |
New York Times |
12 Mar 2025 |
| Deceptive tactic |
Mirror Tea Time |
11 Mar 2025 |
| Cunning plan |
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| Manoeuvre |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Cunning plan retained by top loyalist (4) |
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| Tactic |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Jan 2025 |
| A game manoeuvre (4) |
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| Stratagem |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Tactic |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
18 Dec 2024 |
| Tactic |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Dec 2024 |
| Cunning stratagem |
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| Stratagem |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Nov 2024 |
| Former college having a change of heart in scheme (4) |
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| A manoeuvre or tactic; stratagem or gambit (4) |
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| Tactic |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
28 Aug 2024 |
| Cunning plan |
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| Tactic (4) |
Puzzler |
31 Jul 2024 |
| Underhanded trick |
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| Tactical manoeuvre |
Puzzler Backwords |
14 Jul 2024 |
| Move that's devised among top loyalists (4) |
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| Clever tactic |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jun 2024 |
| An employer's clever device? |
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| Dodge love for acting in drama (4) |
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| Stratagem |
Premier Sunday |
26 May 2024 |
| Advantageous manoeuvre |
Mirror Tea Time |
23 May 2024 |
| Stratagem |
Mirror Quick |
01 May 2024 |
| Employer's ruse |
Mirror Cryptic |
01 May 2024 |
| Sneaky maneuver |
New York Times |
17 Apr 2024 |
| An employer's gambit? |
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| Put up for hire: there's nothing in that, as a game manoeuvre (4) |
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| Apollo oddly pulled back from dirty manoeuvre (4) |
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| Cunning scheme |
LA Times Daily |
12 Mar 2024 |
| Stratagem |
Mirror Quick |
24 Feb 2024 |
| Employer's ruse |
Mirror Cryptic |
24 Feb 2024 |
| Tactic |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Feb 2024 |
| Clever tactic |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Cunning plan |
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| Tactic, strategy (4) |
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| Devious plan |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2024 |
| Stratagem |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Feb 2024 |
| Stratagem, ruse |
The Times Concise |
16 Jan 2024 |
| Devious scheme |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2024 |
| Trick sausage short of ingredients next to its skin (4) |
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| Carry on adopting Oscar’s ruse |
The Times Cryptic |
11 Dec 2023 |
| Ruse |
LA Times Daily |
24 Nov 2023 |
| Trick |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Nov 2023 |
| Wily tactic |
Universal |
15 Oct 2023 |
| Plot meant to deceive |
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| Cunning ruse |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2023 |
| Ruse to use when short of space |
The Guardian Quiptic |
03 Jul 2023 |
| Tricky tactic |
Newsday |
19 Jun 2023 |
| Clever tactic, say (rhymes with "cloy") |
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| Tactic |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Mar 2023 |
| Ruse |
USA Today |
23 Feb 2023 |
| Tactic |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Dec 2022 |
| Cunning tactic |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Nov 2022 |
| Clever tactic |
Universal |
26 Oct 2022 |
| Tricky ruse |
Newsday |
03 Oct 2022 |
| Trick |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Oct 2022 |
| Sneaky plan |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2022 |
| Cunning maneuver |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2022 |
| Tactic |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Sep 2022 |
| Ruse |
LA Times Daily |
19 Aug 2022 |
| Sneaky tactic |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Aug 2022 |
| Stratagem |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Aug 2022 |
| Tactic |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jul 2022 |
| Gambit |
Universal |
25 May 2022 |
| Stratagem, ruse |
The Guardian Speedy |
22 May 2022 |
| Ruse |
USA Today |
17 May 2022 |
| Devious scheme |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2022 |
| Clever or cunning maneuver |
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| Tactic |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Mar 2022 |
| Knight sacrifice in chess, for one |
Family Time |
06 Mar 2022 |
| Gambit |
Canadiana |
14 Feb 2022 |
| Deceptive maneuver |
Family Time |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Gambit |
Canadiana |
07 Feb 2022 |
| Stratagem |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Feb 2022 |
| Sporadically dismisses radical's cunning plan |
Irish Times Crosaire |
12 Jan 2022 |
| Bit of trickery |
LA Times Daily |
29 Dec 2021 |
| Cunning plan |
The Times Concise |
18 Nov 2021 |
| Tactic |
The Guardian Quick |
15 Oct 2021 |
| Sly tactic |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Sep 2021 |
| Clever maneuver |
Family Time |
13 Sep 2021 |
| Devious plan |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2021 |
| Ruse |
USA Today |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Bit of trickery |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Stratagem |
New York Times |
09 Jun 2021 |
| Crafty tactic |
Newsday |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Clever tactic |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Clever tactic |
The Washington Post |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Muhammad Ali's rope-a-dope tactic, e.g |
The Washington Post Sunday |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Stratagem |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Jan 2021 |
| Stratagem |
The Washington Post |
06 Jan 2021 |
| Stratagem |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jan 2021 |
| Tactic |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jan 2021 |
| Cunning scheme |
USA Today |
22 Dec 2020 |
| Cunning plan |
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| Artful maneuver |
Newsday |
02 Jul 2020 |
| Ruse, stratagem |
The Guardian Speedy |
10 May 2020 |
| Cunning plan |
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| Tricky maneuver |
Family Time |
19 Jan 2020 |
| Sneaky tactic |
USA Today |
31 Oct 2019 |
| Ruse |
Newsday |
30 Sep 2019 |
| Piece of strategy |
Family Time |
22 Sep 2019 |
| Strategic gimmick |
Newsday |
13 Sep 2019 |
| Devious maneuver |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2019 |
| Sneaky stratagem |
USA Today |
24 Aug 2019 |
| Bit of subterfuge |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Bit of subterfuge |
The Washington Post |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Stratagem |
Universal |
08 Jun 2019 |
| Bit of subterfuge |
The Washington Post Sunday |
26 May 2019 |
| Plot meant to deceive |
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| Cunning plan or tactic |
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| Subterfuge |
Newsday |
10 Mar 2019 |
| Sly maneuver |
USA Today |
04 Mar 2019 |
| Crafty maneuver |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Feb 2019 |
| Stratagem |
Newsday |
08 Jan 2019 |
| Sneaky tactic |
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| Bit of subterfuge |
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| Devious maneuver |
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| Stratagem |
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| Sly maneuver |
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| Sneaky stratagem |
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| Crafty maneuver |
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| Artful dodge |
USA Today |
15 Dec 2018 |
| Disconcerting trick |
Universal |
18 Nov 2018 |
| Cunning plan |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Tactic |
Family Time |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Cunning plan |
The Washington Post |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Maneuver |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2018 |
| Cunning plan |
The Times Concise |
02 Oct 2018 |
| Evil plan |
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| Tricky tactic |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Feb 2018 |
| Dodge Oscar in Strand |
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| Artful dodge |
Universal |
16 Jan 2018 |
| Tactic |
Universal |
15 Jan 2018 |
| Cunning plan |
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| Tactic |
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| Artful dodge |
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| Artful dodge |
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| Disconcerting trick |
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| Tactic |
LA Times Daily |
25 Nov 2017 |
| Tactic |
The Washington Post |
25 Nov 2017 |
| Bit of subterfuge |
USA Today |
06 Oct 2017 |
| Cunning tactic |
USA Today |
05 Oct 2017 |
| Stratagem |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Aug 2017 |
| Stratagem |
The Guardian Speedy |
22 Apr 2017 |
| Clever maneuver |
Universal |
30 Mar 2017 |
| Cunning tactic |
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| Tactic |
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| Clever maneuver |
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| Clever tactic |
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| Bit of subterfuge |
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| Cunning move |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Dec 2016 |
| Cunning move |
USA Today |
03 Dec 2016 |
| Devious tactic |
USA Today |
19 Oct 2016 |
| Clever tactic |
Universal |
17 Oct 2016 |
| Ruse |
The Washington Post |
25 Jun 2016 |
| Provide with old cutting device |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Jun 2016 |
| Provide with old cutting device |
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| Tricky move |
Newsday |
29 May 2016 |
| Clever maneuver |
USA Today |
19 May 2016 |
| Devious tactic |
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| Clever tactic |
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| Clever maneuver |
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| Clever tactic |
The Guardian Speedy |
20 Dec 2015 |
| Tricky tactic |
LA Times Daily |
11 Oct 2015 |
| Pretext |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2015 |
| Game maneuver |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2015 |
| Gambit |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2015 |
| Gambit |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Jul 2015 |
| Clever tactic |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2015 |
| Tricky maneuver |
Newsday |
25 May 2015 |
| Scheme |
New York Times |
10 May 2015 |
| Gambit |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
01 May 2015 |
| Cunning manoeuvre |
The Times Concise |
28 Apr 2015 |
| Tricky tactic |
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| Red herring, sometimes |
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| Clever tactic |
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| Pretext |
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| Tricky maneuver |
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| Bit of strategy |
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| Tricky maneuver |
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| Scheme |
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| Gambit |
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| Gambit |
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| Game maneuver |
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| Ruse |
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| Tricky maneuver |
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| Sneaky tactic |
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| Stratagem |
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| Stratagem |
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| Sneaky tactic |
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| Clever tactic |
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| Outwitting maneuver |
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| Tricky maneuver |
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| Devious maneuver |
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| Devious maneuver |
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| Red herring |
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| Clever ruse |
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| Clever tactic |
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| Clever machination |
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| Stratagem |
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| Bit of subterfuge |
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| Clever maneuver |
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| Maneuver |
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| Gambit |
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| Artifice |
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| Cunning tactic |
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| Sly stratagem |
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| Sneaky maneuver |
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| Wile |
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| Gambit |
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| Sneaky maneuver |
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| Wile |
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| Subterfuge |
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| Red herring |
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| Tactical maneuver |
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| Tricky maneuver |
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| Subterfuge |
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| Queen sacrifice in chess, e.g. |
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| Gamer's maneuver |
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| Stratagem |
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| Queen sacrifice in chess, e.g. |
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| Tricky action |
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| Artful stratagem |
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| Bit of subterfuge |
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| Gamer's maneuver |
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| Gambit |
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| Stratagem |
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| Stratagem |
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| Bit of trickery |
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| Ruse |
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| Stratagem |
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| Tricky maneuver |
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| Red herring, e.g. |
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| Sneaky tactic |
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| Bit of trickery |
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| Ruse |
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| Stratagem |
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| Tricky maneuver |
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| Something from one's bag of tricks |
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| Trick |
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| Wily maneuver |
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| Trick |
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| Artful dodge |
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| Red herring |
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| Piece of strategy |
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| Clever tactic |
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| Trick |
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| Tricky move |
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| Deceptive maneuver |
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| Artful dodge |
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| Clever tactic |
|
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| Ruse |
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| Tricky tactic |
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| Stratagem |
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| Sly maneuver |
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| Gimmick |
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| Gambit |
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| Tactic |
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| Ruse |
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| Tactic |
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| Bit of trickery |
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| Red herring, say |
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| Maneuver |
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| Maneuver to gain an advantage |
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| Maneuver |
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| Bit of subterfuge |
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| Deceptive maneuver |
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| Strategem |
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| Artful tactic |
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| Clever maneuver |
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| Bit of trickery |
|
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| Ruse |
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| Stratagem |
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| Ruse |
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| Gimmick |
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| Gambit |
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| Devious maneuver |
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| Strategem |
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| Subterfuge |
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| Feint |
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| Sneaky maneuver |
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| Ruse |
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| Strategy |
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| Strategem |
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| Red herring |
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| Disconcerting action |
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| Tactic |
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| Fast one |
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| Device |
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| Karpov gambit, e.g. |
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| Gambit |
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| One-up maneuver |
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| Strategy |
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| One-up trick |
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| One-up tactic |
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| One-up job |
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| Bit of gamesmanship |
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| Gambit. |
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| Strategic maneuver. |
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| Tactic, as in a game. |
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| Diminish front: Mil. |
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| Shrewd move |
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| Form columns from lines of troops. |
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| Underhanded tactic |
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| Strategy |
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| Gamesmanship word. |
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| Principle of gamesmanship. |
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| Some action or sport. |
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| Frolic. |
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| Oneupmanship word. |
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| Tactic. |
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