Distracting tactics Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMOKESCREENS Distracting tactics (12) Wall Street Journal Jan 3, 2022
3% FUNERAL Merriment is real distraction at sad occasion (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 22, 2026
3% ADS YouTube distractions, for short (3)
3% CIVILSERVANT Viv's clarinet distracted government official (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 16, 2026
3% STRATEGY Tactics (8) (8) Puzzler Jan 31, 2026
3% PLOYS Tactics (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 16, 2026
3% FEINT Distracting manoeuvre (5) The Times Concise Jan 15, 2026
3% PLOY Tactical manoeuvre (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 11, 2026
3% SMEAR Nasty political tactic (5) Commuter Jan 8, 2026
3% GUILTTRIP Emotional manipulation tactic (9) New York Times Jan 2, 2026

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