Clever scheme Crossword Clue

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Clever scheme Crossword Answer

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RUSE

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(noun)
1. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
2. a maneuver in a game or conversation

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: Other Answers Used in the Past

RUSE
(4 letters)

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32. Deadly

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37. "Ain't happenin'"

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42. Have the gumption (to)

43. Keister

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Down

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22. Clumsy ones

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31. Correspondence sent the old-fashioned way

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34. Vegetable in vichyssoise

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