Cunning like a fox Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cunning, like a fox featured on August 24, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SLY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLY Cunning, like a fox (3)
3% WILES Cunning (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 23, 2026
3% TOD Fox in "The Fox and the Hound" (3)
3% WILE Cunning trick (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 17, 2026
3% DEN Fox pup's shelter (3) USA Today Aug 17, 2026
3% STRAHAN Michael of Fox NFL Sunday (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 17, 2026
3% VIXEN Female fox (5) TV Aug 16, 2026
3% RUSE Cunning plan (4) LA Times Daily Aug 12, 2026
3% ANIMAL Fox or ox (6) LA Times Daily Aug 9, 2026
3% WILY Crafty, cunning (4) (4) Puzzler Jul 29, 2026
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"Sly" is a term often associated with foxes due to their clever and cunning nature in folklore and literature. In a crossword, "cunning like a fox" hints at the answer "SLY," which means clever or deceitful. This connection showcases how crosswords cleverly use wordplay and associations to lead you to the right answer.