Word "RUSE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
Synonyms:
artifice

Crossword Clues for RUSE

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Cunning ploy USA Today 24 Feb 2026
Ploy USA Today 22 Feb 2026
Bit of trickery The Atlantic 22 Feb 2026
Bait-and-switch, say The Washington Post Mini 27 Jan 2026
Ploy USA Today 24 Jan 2026
Reportedly regrets stratagem (4) The Sun Two Speed 19 Jan 2026
Deceptive ploy Newsday 13 Jan 2026
Stratagem (4) Mirror Classic 08 Jan 2026
Preparation for many a surprise party New York Times 01 Jan 2026
Scheme relying upon search engine primarily The Times Quick Cryptic 15 Dec 2025
Sneaky trick Universal 29 Nov 2025
____ de guerre, war stratagem The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 27 Nov 2025
Trick Wall Street Journal 20 Nov 2025
Trick Thomas Joseph 18 Nov 2025
Sure to use tactic (4) Mirror Cryptic 15 Nov 2025
Stratagem (4) Mirror Quick 15 Nov 2025
Tactic meant to deceive?
Trick The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 06 Nov 2025
Trick The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 04 Nov 2025
Sneaky plot New York Times 19 Oct 2025
Artifice (4) The Guardian Quick 13 Oct 2025
Trick Thomas Joseph 15 Sep 2025
Stratagem The Telegraph Quick 12 Sep 2025
Republican to employ stratagem (4) The Sun Two Speed 09 Sep 2025
Sneaky scheme Universal 29 Aug 2025
Sneaky ploy USA Today 25 Aug 2025
This is nothing odd in fraudster The Telegraph Toughie 22 Aug 2025
Trick Thomas Joseph 13 Aug 2025
Deceptive ploy LA Times Daily 15 Jul 2025
Misleading trick Family Time 14 Jul 2025
Blackadder's last to take advantage of cunning plan
Trick for finding right employment (4)
Sneaky trick Universal 05 Jul 2025
It is a trick that's sure to go wrong (4)
Regrets, as they say, the ploy (4)
Con is sure tricky (4)
Cunning plan is sure to be unravelled (4)
Sneaky ploy Commuter 06 Jun 2025
Clever scheme LA Times Daily 15 May 2025
Romeo gets to employ trick (4)
An action meant to deceive
Bit of deception Wall Street Journal 03 Apr 2025
Tactic meant to deceive?
Pretext Newsday 30 Mar 2025
Subterfuge LA Times Daily 26 Mar 2025
Trick Thomas Joseph 13 Mar 2025
Deceptive scheme Newsday 12 Mar 2025
A trick with never-ending application
Stratagem (4) Puzzler 10 Mar 2025
Sure to make a ploy (4)
Regrets sounding out ploy (4)
Trick Thomas Joseph 24 Feb 2025
Instance of trickeration
Sure there's a trick to this!
A trick (4)
Sure to change tactic (4)
Bit of trickery Wall Street Journal 10 Feb 2025
Clever stratagem intended to deceive
Is sorry about picking up the last trick The Times Cryptic 30 Jan 2025
Deceptive action USA Today Quick 26 Jan 2025
Ploy LA Times Daily 23 Jan 2025
Sneaky scheme Wall Street Journal 13 Jan 2025
Sneaky tactic Newsday 01 Jan 2025
Deceptive tactic Newsday 31 Dec 2024
Right to deploy plan The Times Quick Cryptic 23 Dec 2024
Trick Universal 18 Dec 2024
Trick New York Times 05 Dec 2024
Report of Aussie native's ploy The Times Cryptic 05 Dec 2024
A trick sure to go wrong (4)
Elaborate trick (anagram of "sure")
Trick about to consume America (4)
Trick from Rex before exploit (4)
Tricky maneuver Newsday 31 Oct 2024
Device sure to go wrong? (4)
Jest, trick (4)
Elaborate trick (anagram of "sure")
Manoeuvre out? Sure (4)
Deceptive scheme Newsday 15 Oct 2024
Devious trick Universal 30 Sep 2024
Trickster's creation
Cunning plan USA Today 20 Sep 2024
Subterfuge, trick: what a -!
Largest river port of Bulgaria, on the right bank of the Danube opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu (4)
You'll find a cunning trick in the guru's ecstasies (4)
Sure to be a trick (4)
Sure there's a trick here?
Ploy, subterfuge Mirror Tea Time 18 Aug 2024
Plan, deception (4)
Stratagem or trick Mirror Classic 07 Aug 2024
Scam The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 03 Aug 2024
Trick - user (anag.) (4) The Guardian Quick 25 Jul 2024
Ploy Universal 22 Jul 2024
Cunning subterfuge
Tricky act
Plan to apply rule upfront (4)
Cunning ploy The Telegraph Quick 11 Jul 2024
The right to exploit a stratagem (4)
Sneaky trick Universal 08 Jul 2024
Trick, ploy (4)
Trick sure to go wrong?
Scheme LA Times Daily 30 Jun 2024
Stratagem Eugene Sheffer 26 Jun 2024
The right function of a device
You're sure of seeing a trick here
A kind of trick (4)
Right to employ a stratagem (4)
Stratagem Mirror Quick 15 Jun 2024
Ploy sure to work Mirror Cryptic 15 Jun 2024
A trick sure to be found out (4)
Sure stratagem (anag) (4)
You're sure to take a trick here
Tactic, scheme
Trick about to take us in (4)
Blind, to a duck New York Times 15 May 2024
We're sure to take a trick here!
Sneaky plan Newsday 23 Apr 2024
Sneaky trick Universal 16 Apr 2024
Subterfuge Mirror Quick 05 Apr 2024
Sure to use stratagem Mirror Cryptic 05 Apr 2024
Diversionary tactic Newsday 04 Apr 2024
Bit of deception LA Times Daily 03 Apr 2024
Tactic meant to deceive?
Cunning scheme Family Time 31 Mar 2024
Sure there's a trick to it!
Stratagem about to take us in (4)
How to be sure of a trick (4)
Trick is to wake up with nothing missing (4)
User stratagem (anag) (4)
The right to employ a stratagem (4)
Trick, artifice (4)
Trick Wall Street Journal 08 Feb 2024
Deceptive tactic Newsday 06 Feb 2024
Stratagem Eugene Sheffer 03 Feb 2024
Sure to take a trick here!
A stratagem, (4)
It's sure to take a trick!
Right to take advantage of deception (4)
The Speaker's laments - a deception?
Sure to use trick Mirror Cryptic 09 Jan 2024
Stratagem Mirror Quick 09 Jan 2024
Con man's trick
Stratagem Mirror Quick 02 Jan 2024
User made new stratagem Mirror Cryptic 02 Jan 2024
Stratagem Eugene Sheffer 26 Dec 2023
Deceptive plan USA Today 19 Dec 2023
Artful dodge Newsday 17 Dec 2023
Sly ploy USA Today 29 Nov 2023
Subterfuge LA Times Daily 15 Nov 2023
Trick New York Times 05 Nov 2023
Chicanery LA Times Daily 28 Sep 2023
Scheme LA Times Daily 22 Sep 2023
Cunning plan, say (anagram of "user")
Cunning trick The Times Concise 19 Sep 2023
Ploy New York Times 22 Aug 2023
Sneaky ploy Newsday 24 Jul 2023
April Fools' Day action Wall Street Journal 19 Jul 2023
Ploy USA Today 13 Jul 2023
Trick Thomas Joseph 04 Jul 2023
Ploy Universal 18 Jun 2023
Stratagem New York Times 23 Apr 2023
Slick trick Newsday 17 Mar 2023
Sneaky scheme Newsday 28 Feb 2023
Stratagem Eugene Sheffer 27 Feb 2023
Cunning plan Wall Street Journal 25 Feb 2023
Swindler's scheme Universal 17 Feb 2023
Cunning trick (anagram of "sure")
Ploy USA Today 02 Jan 2023
Stratagem Eugene Sheffer 06 Dec 2022
Sneaky trick Newsday 30 Nov 2022
Trick Wall Street Journal 14 Nov 2022
Bit of trickery New York Times 11 Nov 2022
Trick Wall Street Journal 22 Oct 2022
Sneaky ploy USA Today 10 Sep 2022
Trick Family Time 07 Aug 2022
Stratagem Eugene Sheffer 21 Jul 2022
Trick Thomas Joseph 18 Jul 2022
Sneaky trick Newsday 11 Jul 2022
Trick Thomas Joseph 24 Jun 2022
Scheme Wall Street Journal 23 Jun 2022
Deception The Telegraph Quick 24 Apr 2022
Deceptive stratagem The Washington Post Sunday 17 Apr 2022
Con LA Times Daily 15 Apr 2022
Con The Washington Post 15 Apr 2022
Stratagem The Guardian Speedy 03 Apr 2022
Device runs application The Times Cryptic 25 Mar 2022
Bit of chicanery Newsday 24 Mar 2022
Sneaky plan USA Today 10 Mar 2022
Clever stratagem or plan intended to deceive Irish Times Simplex 25 Feb 2022
Sneaky scheme Newsday 14 Feb 2022
Trick Thomas Joseph 04 Feb 2022
Cunning tactic
Con Wall Street Journal 20 Jan 2022
Duplicitous scheme Wall Street Journal 18 Jan 2022
Ploy New York Times 26 Dec 2021
Sneaky ploy USA Today 24 Dec 2021
Stratagem Eugene Sheffer 15 Dec 2021
Con man's trick
Elaborate trick USA Today 22 Nov 2021
Ploy Wall Street Journal 19 Oct 2021
Sneaky scheme Newsday 27 Sep 2021
Clever trick The Washington Post Sunday 12 Sep 2021
Deceptive plan USA Today 24 Aug 2021
Misleading maneuver Wall Street Journal 23 Aug 2021
Bit of beguilement Newsday 23 Jul 2021
Trick Thomas Joseph 14 Jul 2021
Deceptive scheme Newsday 07 Jul 2021
Bit of artifice Premier Sunday 04 Jul 2021
Deceptive scheme Universal 14 Jun 2021
Con man's scheme
Tactic meant to deceive
Ploy USA Today 18 May 2021
Trickster's tactic The Washington Post Sunday 14 Mar 2021
Bit of trickery USA Today 22 Feb 2021
Trick New York Times 12 Feb 2021
Stratagem Eugene Sheffer 12 Feb 2021
Deception Newsday 10 Feb 2021
Trick USA Today 23 Jan 2021
Sneaky scheme Newsday 11 Jan 2021
Ploy New York Times 10 Jan 2021
Deception of one on drugs, cycling
Subterfuge Wall Street Journal 15 Dec 2020
Deceptive plan USA Today 01 Dec 2020
Gambit USA Today 28 Nov 2020
Scheme Aussie natives announced
Smart trick (anagram of "user")
Trick Wall Street Journal 13 Oct 2020
Bit of subterfuge USA Today 27 Aug 2020
Sly stratagem New York Times 10 Aug 2020
Stratagem, trick The Times Concise 07 Aug 2020
Deceptive manoeuvre Irish Times Simplex 23 Jul 2020
Bit of misdirection LA Times Daily 22 Jul 2020
Bit of misdirection The Washington Post 22 Jul 2020
Deceptive ploy LA Times Daily 17 Jul 2020
Deceptive ploy The Washington Post 17 Jul 2020
Bit of deceit USA Today 11 Jul 2020
Tricky tactic Wall Street Journal 07 Jul 2020
Trick Thomas Joseph 25 Jun 2020
Beguilement Newsday 12 Jun 2020
Ploy Universal 04 Jun 2020
Trick Universal 11 Mar 2020
Clever ploy The Washington Post Sunday 05 Jan 2020
Addict, wrinkled, with no inner energy
Trickery (anagram of "sure")
Deceptive plan Newsday 13 Oct 2019
Deceptive tactic Newsday 23 Sep 2019
Sleight of hand The Washington Post 12 Sep 2019
Sleight of hand LA Times Daily 12 Sep 2019
Devious scheme USA Today 22 Aug 2019
Crafty scheme Newsday 07 Aug 2019
Deceptive device The Times Concise 28 Jul 2019
Trick LA Times Daily 16 Jul 2019
Trick The Washington Post 16 Jul 2019
Underhanded plan New York Times 02 Jun 2019
Artful dodge Premier Sunday 19 May 2019
Word for deceptive scheme
Trick royal to exercise
Bit of trickery Wall Street Journal 29 Apr 2019
Word for deceptive scheme
Articulate bounder's trick
Deception Universal 09 Mar 2019
Tactic meant to deceive
Deceptive scheme
Sleight of hand
Deception
Trick
Underhanded plan
Ploy
Trick
Trick
Bit of trickery
Devious scheme
Dodge Wall Street Journal 29 Dec 2018
Trick The Telegraph Quick 27 Dec 2018
Republican to employ stratagem
Scheme LA Times Daily 07 Oct 2018
Bit of subterfuge The Washington Post Sunday 07 Oct 2018
Scheme The Washington Post 07 Oct 2018
Sneaky scheme New York Times 19 Sep 2018
Scam about to take us in
One way to get you LA Times Daily 26 Aug 2018
One way to get you The Washington Post 26 Aug 2018
Cunning employer, last character to come forward
Trick
Regret adopting son's cunning plan The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Jul 2018
Crafty trick
Trojan Horse, for one LA Times Daily 01 Jul 2018
Trojan Horse, for one The Washington Post 01 Jul 2018
Trick queen over exploit
Ploy The Washington Post 01 Jun 2018
Ploy LA Times Daily 01 Jun 2018
Bit of trickery Premier Sunday 27 May 2018
Stratagem The Guardian Speedy 21 Apr 2018
Red herring Newsday 19 Apr 2018
Scheme Premier Sunday 04 Mar 2018
Scammer's ploy USA Today 26 Feb 2018
Heard about jumper's trick
Sure about trick The Sun Two Speed 09 Feb 2018
Artifice The Sun Two Speed 09 Feb 2018
Tricky play Newsday 19 Jan 2018
Dodge
Trojan Horse, for one
Scheme
Scammer's ploy
Ploy
One way to get you
Sneaky scheme
Slick device Newsday 30 Sep 2017
Gambit LA Times Daily 20 Aug 2017
Gambit The Washington Post 20 Aug 2017
Bit of chicanery Newsday 17 Aug 2017
Sneaky stratagem LA Times Daily 23 Jul 2017
Sneaky stratagem The Washington Post 23 Jul 2017
Cunning scheme Family Time 18 Jun 2017
When speaking, regrets trick The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Jun 2017
Deceptive action Universal 31 May 2017
Subterfuge The Washington Post 25 May 2017
Subterfuge LA Times Daily 25 May 2017
Deception Wall Street Journal 11 May 2017
Odoriferous plant secures second trick
Artifice Newsday 16 Apr 2017
Sneaky move Universal 06 Apr 2017
Underhanded plan Newsday 26 Mar 2017
Devious scheme Universal 04 Mar 2017
Wile Universal 24 Feb 2017
Deceptive ploy Universal 10 Feb 2017
Misleading maneuver USA Today 23 Jan 2017
Deceptive action Family Time 22 Jan 2017
Bit of deception LA Times Daily 02 Jan 2017
Bit of deception
Artful dodge
Deceptive ploy
Bit of deceit
Devious scheme
Sneaky stratagem
Bit of subterfuge
Subterfuge
Gambit
Wile
Deceptive action
Con Universal 26 Sep 2016
Bit of trickery LA Times Daily 26 Sep 2016
Bit of subterfuge LA Times Daily 22 Sep 2016
Sly strategy Wall Street Journal 14 Sep 2016
Sneaky trick Newsday 07 Sep 2016
Artful dodge Family Time 29 Aug 2016
Deceptive scheme LA Times Daily 01 Aug 2016
Fake-out New York Times 25 Jun 2016
Smoke screen New York Times 28 May 2016
Artful dodge USA Today 25 May 2016
Sneaky plan Newsday 23 May 2016
Trojan Horse, for one USA Today 11 May 2016
Deceptive tactic USA Today 07 May 2016
Con job LA Times Daily 30 Mar 2016
Smokescreen LA Times Daily 27 Feb 2016
Deception New York Times 02 Jan 2016
Bit of trickery
Con
Smoke screen
Bit of subterfuge
Trojan Horse, for one
Deceptive tactic
Deceptive scheme
Deception
Fake-out
Trojan Horse, e.g The Washington Post 29 Dec 2015
Ploy The Telegraph Quick 10 Dec 2015
Tricky play, e.g Universal 01 Dec 2015
Sneaky tactic LA Times Daily 01 Dec 2015
Bit of craft Newsday 28 Nov 2015
Sly tactic LA Times Daily 22 Nov 2015
Scam LA Times Daily 13 Nov 2015
Trojan horse, e.g Universal 04 Nov 2015
See-6 Across USA Today 23 Oct 2015
Trojan horse, infamously Universal 22 Sep 2015
Kick oneself for storing small device
Sneaky maneuver LA Times Daily 26 Jul 2015
Con USA Today 20 Jul 2015
Druggie's back to front dodge
Artful dodge Newsday 17 May 2015
Sneaky tactic Newsday 02 Mar 2015
Trojan horse, e.g New York Times 25 Jan 2015
Bit of sneakiness LA Times Daily 04 Jan 2015
Sneaky tactic
Sneaky maneuver
Sly tactic
Scam
Bit of sneakiness
Con
Scheme
Trojan Horse, for example
Stratagem
Artful dodge
Beguilement
Bit of craft
Deceptive plan
Deceptive tactic
Red herring
Sneaky scheme
Sneaky tactic
Sly strategy
Scammer's ploy
Trojan horse, infamously
Tricky play, e.g.
Ploy
Trojan horse, e.g.
Trojan horse, e.g.
See-6 Across
Bit of trickery
A deception fraudster used regularly
Stratagem
Sneaky plan
Stratagem
Wile
Deceptive maneuver
Red herring
Tricky pretense
Red herring
Tricky maneuver
Wily trick
Trojan Horse, e.g.
Device
Deceptive tactic
Misleading trick
Bit of deceit
Bit of deception
Bit of beguilement
Bit of flimflam
Bit of chicanery
Artifice
Bait-and-switch, e.g.
Crafty stratagem
Crafty move
Bit of subterfuge
Ploy
Slick trick
Stratagem
Deceptive action
Misleading tactic
Artifice
Flimflam
Flimflam
Bit of deception
Subterfuge
Pretense
Ploy
Bait-and-switch, e.g.
Setup for a surprise party
Bit of chicanery
Crafty move
Red herring
Clever tactic
Slick move
Bit of chicanery
Bait-and-switch, e.g.
Bit of subterfuge
Bait-and-switch, e.g.
Slick trick
Dodge
Gambit
Scammer's ploy
It's a trick
Trojan Horse, for example
Deception
Deceptive action
Deceptive ploy
The Trojan horse, e.g.
Dodge
Scammer's ploy
Slick trick
Trojan Horse, for example
Bit of chicanery
34-Across, e.g.
Strategem
Slick trick
Scheme
Tricky tactic
Stratagem
Trojan Horse, e.g.
Artful dodge
Subterfuge
Crafty scheme
Artful stratagem
Artful stratagem
Part of the planning for many a surprise birthday party
Ploy
Underhanded plan
Pretext
Trojan horse, e.g.
Con man's device
Crafty stratagem
Device for deceiving
Tricky tactic
Bit of deception
Trick
Sly tactic
Deceptive ploy
Trojan horse, e.g.
Deceptive maneuver
Misleading trick
Trojan Horse, e.g.
Trick
Stratagem
Sneaky ploy
Deceptive ploy
Stratagem
Trick
Trojan horse, e.g.
Clever tactic
Flimflam
Trojan horse, e.g.
Trick
Deception
Dodge
Bit of chicanery
Artifice
Feint
Trick
Trick
Artful stratagem
Artful dodge
Flimflam
Bit of skulduggery
Deceptive plan
Fiendish plan, perhaps
Smoke screen
Sneaky scheme
Tricky play
Subterfuge
Deception
Machination
Confidence trick
Deception
Stratagem
Deception
Trick
Bit of slyness
Bait-and-switch, e.g.
Ploy
Bit of slyness
Confidence trick
Subterfuge
Wily subterfuge
Tricky tactic
Clever trick
Sly stratagem
Sneaky move
Sly tactic
Deceit
Bait-and-switch, e.g.
Crafty stratagem
Artful move
Fraudulent activity
Tricky tactic
Subterfuge
Subterfuge
Artful dodge
Deception
Put-up job
Diversionary tactic
Artifice
Sly trick
Sly tactic
Ploy
Artifice
Sly trick
Trick
Crafty manuever
Stratagem
Trojan horse, e.g.
Trojan Horse, e.g.
Trojan Horse, e.g.
Sly strategem
Deceptive plan
Deceptive plan
Artifice
Slick move
Crafty move
Crafty move
Sly strategem
Strategem
Scammer's scheme
Device for deceiving
Gimmick
Subterfuge
Scammer's scheme
Dodge
Devious scheme
Clever ploy
Artful dodge
Bit of chicanery
Shenanigan
Diversion
Sly stratagem
Artful dodge
Device
Deceiver's tactic
Ploy
Wily trick
Trick
Tactic
Crafty move
Gambit
Artifice
Intent to deceive
Red herring
Artifice
Clever ploy
Feint
Cunning scheme
Gimmick
Crafty stratagem
Subterfuge
Trojan Horse, e.g.
Trickery
Manoeuvre soldiers around America
Device runs application
Beguilement
Sly stratagem
Deception
Diversion
Sly tactic
Subterfuge
Jugglery
Con
Machination
Stratagem
Trojan horse, for example
Chicanery
Misleading move
Artful dodge
Con job
Red herring
Clever trick
Strategem
Pretext
Con man's device
Action to mislead
Dirty trick
The Trojan horse, e.g.
Bit of trickery
Subterfuge.
Trick.
Red herring.
Trojan horse.
Strategic move.
Underhand ploy
Hoax.
Dodge.
Strategy.
Bit of trickery.
Artifice.
"Wool over the eyes" gambit.
Wooden horse, for one.
Trojan horse, for example.
Wool over the eyes.
Trojan horse, for instance.
Crafty expedient.
Deceitful trick.
Artful dodge.
Stratagem.
Resort of the wily.
An attempt to pull wool over the eyes.
Bit of chicanery
Type of trick.
A cunning move.
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