Clever tricks used to deceive (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARTIFICE Clever tricks used to deceive (8) (8)
9% DUPE Deceive, trick (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 10, 2025
7% DELUDE Deceive (6) Premier Sunday Nov 23, 2025
7% APPLYINGTO Deceiving (10) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025
7% RUSE Trick (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 20, 2025
7% SMART Clever (5) USA Today Nov 14, 2025
7% TREAT "Trick or __!" (5) Newsday Nov 3, 2025
7% WIT Cleverness (3) LA Times Daily Oct 23, 2025
7% JAPES Tricks (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
7% MISLED Deceived (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 16, 2025
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