Deception
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 18 Aug 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 28 Mar 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Thursday, 14 Jan 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 18 Jul 2020
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 11 Sep 2016
Crossword Answers
3 letters
LIE
A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
4 letters
SCAM
A fraudulent business scheme
HOAX
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
RUSE
A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
FLAM
SHAM
Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
5 letters
FRAUD
Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
BLUFF
The act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
MAGIC
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
TRICK
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
GUILE
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
6 letters
DECEIT
The act of deceiving
FAKERY
The act of faking (or the product of faking)
8 letters
TRICKERY
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
ILLUSION
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
DELUSION
The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
BETRAYAL
An act of deliberate betrayal
9 letters
DUPLICITY
Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
10 letters
SUBTERFUGE
Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
REDHERRING
Any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
MAGICTRICK
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
DISHONESTY
The quality of being dishonest
11 letters
THAUMATURGY
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
LEGERDEMAIN
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
CONJURATION
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
SKULDUGGERY
Verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
FRAUDULENCE
The quality of being fraudulent
DISSEMBLING
The act of deceiving
13 letters
DISSIMULATION
The act of deceiving
JIGGERYPOKERY
DECEITFULNESS
The quality of being crafty
14 letters
CONJURINGTRICK
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
15 letters
17 letters
MISREPRESENTATION
A willful perversion of facts