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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DIM
Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

KID
Young goat

RIG
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

CON
In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"

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SCAM
A fraudulent business scheme

FOOL
A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

DUPE
A person who is tricked or swindled

SNOW
Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

DAZE
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity

DUST
Remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"

GULL
Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

HOAX
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

LEAD
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"

LEAD
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"

PREY
Animal hunted or caught for food

PULL
The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

PULL
The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

ROOK
Common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow

TAKE
Engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

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BLIND
A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

CATCH
Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"

CATCH
Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"

FOIST
To force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"

GLARE
A light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight"

GOUGE
The act of gouging

SPOOF
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

TRICK
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

BLUFF
The act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

CHEAT
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

COZEN
Cheat or trick; "He cozened the money out of the old man"

SNARE
Strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

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TAKEIN
Make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"

BEFOOL
Make a fool or dupe of

DELUDE
Be false to; be dishonest with

JUGGLE
Throwing and catching several objects simultaneously

EUCHRE
A card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand

BETRAY
Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"

BETRAY
Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"

DARKEN
Tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"

DAZZLE
Brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily

HUMBUG
Communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

OUTWIT
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

SUCKIN
Take up as if with a sponge

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BANDAGE
A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

BENIGHT
Make darker and difficult to perceive by sight

CHICANE
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

DEFRAUD
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

DEFRAUD
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

ECLIPSE
One celestial body obscures another

FINESSE
Subtly skillful handling of a situation

FLUMMOX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

FLUMMOX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

OBSCURE
Reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

SWINDLE
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

BEGUILE
Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

MISLEAD
Give false or misleading information to

DECEIVE
Be false to; be dishonest with

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INVEIGLE
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

BEDAZZLE
To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"

EXCECATE

FLIMFLAM
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

OUTSMART
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

9 letters

BLINDFOLD
A cloth used to cover the eyes

MAKEBLIND

SNOWBLIND

VICTIMIZE
Punish unjustly

VICTIMISE
Punish unjustly

PLAYFALSE
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

BAMBOOZLE
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

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CIRCUMVENT
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

11 letters

STRIKEBLIND

12 letters

BLINDTHEEYES

BLINDTHEEYES

PUTONEOVERON

13 letters

LEADBYTHENOSE
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

14 letters

DEPRIVEOFSIGHT

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PULLTHEWOOLOVERSOMEONESEYES