Devious plan; or main theme in a story (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Devious plan; or main theme in a story (4) . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLOT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLOT Devious plan; or main theme in a story (4) (4)
7% SLY Devious (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 24, 2026
6% MOTIF Theme (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 8, 2026
6% ALIBI Story of Liberal standing in main road (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 2, 2026
6% SCHEME Devious plan (6) Mirror Tea Time Jan 2, 2025
6% PLOY Devious plan (4) LA Times Daily Feb 14, 2024
6% ANGLE Devious plan (5)
5% NUB Main point (3) Puzzler Backwords Feb 11, 2026
5% LAYOUT Floor plan (6) USA Today Feb 11, 2026
5% DIET Nutritionist's plan (4) New York Times Feb 9, 2026
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