Elusive
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, 4 Aug 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 2 Jun 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 27 Aug 2017
Crossword Answers
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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"
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TOUGH
Someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
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SUBTLE
Able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"
SHIFTY
Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
SCARCE
Only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
KNOTTY
Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
7 letters
EVASIVE
Deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"
8 letters
BAFFLING
Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
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
TRANSIENT
(physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
11 letters
PROBLEMATIC
Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
13 letters
PROBLEMATICAL
Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
15 letters
SLIPPERYASANEEL