Deceive Crossword Clue

We have the 5-letter answer for Deceive crossword clue, last seen in the Apple+ Crossword September 5, 2026 puzzle. This answer will help you finish the puzzle you’re working on.

Deceive Crossword Answer

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DUPE

(4 letters)

FOOL

(4 letters)

COZEN

(5 letters)

DELUDE

(6 letters)

TRICK

(5 letters)

HOCUS

(5 letters)

CON

(3 letters)

TAKEIN

(6 letters)

MISLEAD

(7 letters)

GULL

(4 letters)

LEADON

(6 letters)

SNOW

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

Hint 1: Clue Definition

DECEIVE (verb)
1. be false to; be dishonest with
2. cause someone to believe an untruth

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

DUPE
(4 letters)
FOOL
(4 letters)
COZEN
(5 letters)
DELUDE
(6 letters)
TRICK
(5 letters)
HOCUS
(5 letters)
CON
(3 letters)
TAKEIN
(6 letters)
MISLEAD
(7 letters)
GULL
(4 letters)
LEADON
(6 letters)
SNOW
(4 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
TELOI

More Universal Crossword (5/19/2025) Answers

Across

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5. Falls back, as the tide

9. Balance sheet plus

14. Bring into harmony

15. Golf course hazard

16. Big name in wafers

17. Not very much

18. It might be cracked or closed

19. Up in the air

20. Technical advice to a new plumber?

23. Nevada gambling destination

24. Playfully shy

25. Oomph

28. Prudent advice to a first-time music conductor?

33. Prankster's bit

36. Michelle who played Madame Morrible in "Wicked"

37. Seizes

38. "A Doll's House" heroine

40. Baseball great Pee Wee

43. Word after "bottle" or "turtle"

44. Big place to play

46. Geological periods

48. Room that needs a serious cleanup

49. Cautionary advice to a rookie electrician?

53. Fedora, for one

54. Knack for music

55. Sound astonished

58. Useful advice to a novice photographer?

64. Seem reasonable

66. Gooey ground

67. Fabled loser

69. School on the Thames

70. Roulette bet

71. Minimal amount

72. Feed bag bits

73. Take a breather

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Down

1. Without a date

2. Teach one-on-one

3. Dumbstruck

4. Symbol of financial losses

5. ___ a Sketch

6. Challenge for a babysitter

7. Big shindig

8. The Gettysburg Address, e.g.

9. Hedge fund worker

10. Barn attachment

11. People who won't make haste

12. Keebler cookie maker

13. Piece of body art, slangily

21. Broadway honor

22. Friend's opposite

26. Standing at attention

27. Annoying

29. Not 'neath

30. "___ is me!"

31. What was exited in Brexit

32. Tuna container

33. Grind, as one's teeth

34. Crucial artery

35. Clever thought!

39. Whichever

41. George, to Prince William

42. Grand finale, for a fireworks show

45. Freckle's older cousin?

47. Nintendo competitor

50. Like crunchy carrots

51. Start of Juliet's balcony plea

52. One of Santa's reindeer

56. Cut with a razor

57. Tiny holes

59. Sounds of disapproval

60. Moreno with a 21-Down

61. Easy running pace

62. Roosters' mates

63. Temporary shelter

64. The whole shebang

65. Go kaput

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