Deceptive scheme Crossword Clue

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
RUSE Deceptive scheme (4) Newsday Mar 12, 2025
SCAM Deceptive scheme (4) USA Today Jun 20, 2020
SETUP Deceptive scheme (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 29, 2019

37 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
42% SETUPS Deceptive schemes (6) The Sun Two Speed Oct 31, 2024
42% HOAXES Deceptive schemes (6) USA Today Nov 13, 2023
42% USES *Deceptive schemes (4) Universal Aug 13, 2021
4% PLOTS Schemes (5) Commuter Jan 9, 2026
4% IDEA Scheme (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 19, 2025
4% PLAN Scheme (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 3, 2025
3% DECOR Room scheme (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 7, 2026
3% COHERE In essence, central characters in scheme stick together (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Jan 1, 2026
3% PLOYS Tricksy schemes (5) New York Times Dec 24, 2025
3% LULLED Calmed deceptively (6) New York Times Dec 21, 2025

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