Informal term for a person who acts in a shrewd and manipulative way (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OPERATOR Informal term for a person who acts in a shrewd and manipulative way (8) (8)
6% ASTUTE Shrewd (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 24, 2025
6% CANNY Shrewd (5) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
6% THRU By way of, informally (4) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
6% CAGEY Shrewd (5) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
6% SETTLE Come to terms, in a way (6) LA Times Daily Nov 23, 2025
6% ACUMEN Shrewdness (6) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
6% USER Manipulator (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 15, 2025
6% SORTA In a way, informally (5) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
6% SINGS Acts the informant (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 25, 2025
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