Deceives Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deceives last seen in Newsday puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIESTO.

Crossword Answer For Deceives:

13 Potential Answers:

Answer	Length	Source	Date
LIESTO Deceives	(6)	Newsday	Aug 31, 2025
FOOLS Deceives	(5)	The Telegraph Plusword	Mar 15, 2025
DUPES Deceives	(5)	Newsday	May 29, 2024
GULLS Deceives	(5)	New York Times	Mar 18, 2023
MISLEADS Deceives	(8)	LA Times Daily	Nov 17, 2022
SNOWS Deceives	(5)	Thomas Joseph	Mar 3, 2018
LIES Deceives	(4)	Universal	Dec 7, 2017
DELUDES Deceives	(7)	Universal	Aug 29, 2017
LEADSON Deceives	(7)	Newsday	Mar 29, 2017
CONS Deceives	(4)	LA Times Daily	May 11, 2016

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27 Similar Clues:

Rank	Answer	Length	Source	Date
35%	DELUDE Deceive	(6)	Premier Sunday	Nov 23, 2025
35%	APPLYINGTO Deceiving	(10)	Wall Street Journal	Nov 20, 2025
35%	MISLED Deceived	(6)	The Telegraph Quick	Oct 16, 2025
33%	DUPED Deceived	(5)	The Times Concise	May 13, 2025
33%	FOOLING Deceiving	(7)	The Telegraph Quick	Sep 18, 2024
33%	LIEDTO Deceived	(6)	Eugene Sheffer	Jan 20, 2024
33%	COZEN Deceive	(5)	Newsday	Oct 8, 2023
33%	TAKER-IN A deceiver	(8)	The Times Specialist Sunday	May 21, 2023
33%	PUTONEPAST Deceive	(10)	USA Today	Apr 24, 2021
33%	DOUBLECROSSED Deceived	(13)	The Telegraph Quick	Aug 21, 2017

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What is the answer of Deceives Crossword Clue?

In this clue, "Deceives" is a verb indicating dishonesty. The answer "LIESTO" is a phrase that means being dishonest or not telling the truth. It's a common expression used to describe someone who is not being truthful.