Deceptive candidate Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deceptive candidate . 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STALKINGHORSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STALKINGHORSE Deceptive candidate (13)
3% SLATE List of candidates (5) Universal Oct 20, 2025
3% FEINT Deceptive move (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
3% DAN "Deception Point" author Brown (3)
3% DRINKS Bar candidates? (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
3% OPEN Candid old writer (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
3% FALSECUT Deck deception (8) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
3% MASK Deception metaphor (4) Newsday Oct 11, 2025
3% NOMINEE Candidate (7) The Times Concise Oct 6, 2025
3% SCAM Yell, not about deception (4) The Times Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
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