Surreptitious
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 18 crossword solutions for Surreptitious which appeared recently in The Sun Cryptic.
We have deemed Surreptitious as a COMMON crossword clue as we have seen it included in several crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "STEALTHY".
Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020
- The Sun Cryptic - Saturday, 12 Sep 2020
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 11 Sep 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 6 Sep 2020
- The New York Times Mini - Monday, 2 Apr 2018
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"
5 letters
SNEAK
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
6 letters
SNEAKY
Marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
COVERT
A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
SECRET
Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
7 letters
FURTIVE
Secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
8 letters
HUSHHUSH
STEALTHY
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
9 letters
UNDERHAND
Marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"
ONTHESIDE
Without official authorization; "he had made some money on the side"
UNDERHAND
10 letters
UNDERCOVER
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
11 letters
CLANDESTINE
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
UNDERGROUND
An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"
12 letters
HUGGERMUGGER
Act stealthily or secretively
13 letters
HOLEANDCORNER
14 letters
CLOAKANDDAGGER