Crafty
Crossword Clue & Answers

29 November 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 23 answers for the crossword clue 'Crafty', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Crafty a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Crafty as an answer itself some 59 times.

Crafty is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Wednesday, 10 November 2021 with the answer being SLY, we also found SLY to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 10 Nov 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 29 Jun 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 19 Dec 2020
• The Mirror Quick - 8 Nov 2020
• The Mirror Quick - 8 Sep 2020
• The New York Times Crossword - 25 Mar 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 20 Feb 2020
• The New York Times Crossword - 1 Sep 2019
• The Daily Mail Quick - 12 Nov 2018
• The New York Times Crossword - 10 Jul 2018

Definitions and usage

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• Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

SLY
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

STY
A pen for swine

4 Letters

ARCH
(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

CAGY
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

FOXY
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

WILY
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

5 Letters

DODGY
Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker

SLICK
A trowel used to make a surface slick

6 Letters

ARTFUL
Marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

ASTUTE
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

CLEVER
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

SNEAKY
Marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"

TRICKY
Having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"

7 Letters

CUNNING
Showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"

DEVIOUS
Deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"

FOXLIKE

KNAVISH
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

TRICKSY
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

8 Letters

GUILEFUL
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

SLIPPERY
Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"

9 Letters

DECEITFUL
Intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"

SLYASAFOX

13 Letters

MACHIAVELLIAN
A follower of Machiavelli's principles