Bound to be a clever ruse (4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SURE Bound to be a clever ruse (4) (4)
7% WIT Clever sort (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
7% HOAX Elaborate ruse (4) Universal Sep 25, 2025
7% LEAPT Bounded, in Bristol (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
7% ONS Put- -- (ruses) (3) Premier Sunday Aug 17, 2025
7% SMART Clever (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 7, 2025
7% PLOY Clever ruse (4)
6% FABLE Fellow with clever story (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 29, 2025
6% QUIP Clever one-liner (4) (4) The Sun Mini Sep 20, 2025
6% BRAINWAVE Sudden clever idea (9) (9) Mirror Classic Sep 11, 2025
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