Clever scheme Crossword Clue

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Clever scheme Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CLEVER (adjective)
1. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
2. showing inventiveness and skill
SCHEME (verb)
1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
2. devise a system or form a scheme for
SCHEME (noun)
1. a schematic or preliminary plan
2. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

Hint 3: Anagram

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More LA Times Crossword (5/15/2025) Answers

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10. In a way

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14. Transparent layer in the eye

15. Surname separator

16. *Dolores Huerta, for one

18. TNT part

19. Hotel fillers

20. Tempts fate

22. Rum-soaked cakes

25. In the lead

27. "Call anytime"

30. Raves (about)

31. TV remote batteries

32. Bodega convenience

34. Cooling systs.

35. *Convention site

40. "Unforgettable" singer ___ King Cole

41. Cap. founded by Brigham Young

42. Shrill bark

45. Cause of a flubbed field goal, maybe

49. Beer bashes

52. *Portion of the Irish flag that's green

54. Robust

55. Yemen metropolis with an elevation over 7,200 feet

56. "But of course, Madame!"

59. Hairy Addams cousin

60. Messages containing X's and O's, and what the answers to the starred clues literally describe?

65. Actress Vardalos

66. English cathedral city

67. In a frenzy

68. Family docs

69. Frowned-upon activities

70. Shade of red

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Down

1. Handy way to communicate, for short?

2. Justice Dept. arm

3. Apply with a light touch

4. "Just say no" or "Just do it"

5. Small digits

6. Poet's muse

7. Ultimately becomes

8. Merch table purchase

9. Truism backed up with irrefutable evidence

10. Prefaces

11. Placid

12. Bank capers

14. The Cavs, on scoreboards

21. Get out of bed

22. Chem. in some plastic

23. Cry after an epiphany

24. Pear variety

26. Hypnotic state

28. Cocktail with a tiny umbrella

29. "I could go on" abbr.

33. Roast VIPs

36. Social media app launched on Oct. 6, 2010

37. "1984" rock band

38. Caribou kin

39. Marbled loaves

43. Works on easels

44. Social science maj.

45. Behind in a way

46. How detectives might act

47. Dressed like for a comic-con, e.g.

48. Tried-and-true

50. Oversupply

51. Instrument for 37-Down

53. Caused by

57. Seine sights

58. Opposite of 'neath

61. Good Grips brand

62. Grounded bird

63. Actor Lowe

64. Drone zone

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