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Crossword Clue and Answers

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"

LOW
The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

4 letters

PEON
A laborer who is obliged to do menial work

FOUL
An act that violates the rules of a sport

EVIL
Morally objectionable behavior

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

SNEAK
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

SHADY
Filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"

SHARP
Quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

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UNJUST
Not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"

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

UNFAIR
Not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"

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

7 letters

LOWDOWN

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"

CORRUPT
Alter from the original

CROOKED
Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

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

DUBIOUS
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"

EVASIVE
Deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"

OBLIQUE
A diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso

IMMORAL
Deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

FURTIVE
Secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"

HANGDOG
Frightened into submission or compliance

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UNDERARM
With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke"

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"

BACKDOOR

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CONCEALED
Hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"

INCOGNITO
With your identity concealed

DISHONEST
Capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"

TWOTIMING

TOPSECRET

SECRETIVE
Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"

INSIDIOUS
Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"

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"

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DISSEMBLED

UNRELIABLE
Liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"

CLASSIFIED
A short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type

RESTRICTED
Subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance"

ROUNDABOUT
A large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement

BACKSTAIRS
A second staircase at the rear of a building

UNDERWRAPS
Kept secret; "the plan was kept carefully under wraps"

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

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"

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INTELLIGENT
Possessing sound knowledge; "well-informed readers"

DUPLICITOUS
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray

TREACHEROUS
Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues"

CAMOUFLAGED
Made invisible by means of protective coloring

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"

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

12 letters

SURREPTITOUS

UNPRINCIPLED
Lacking principles or moral scruples; "freedom from coarse unprincipled calumny"- A.E.Stevenson

DISSIMULATED

DIRTYDEALING

UNSCRUPULOUS
Without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"

CONFIDENTIAL
Entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"

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HOLEANDCORNER

UNDERTHETABLE

DISHONOURABLE
Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"

UNDERHANDEDLY
Slyly and secretly; "Mean revenge, committed underhand"- John Donne; "oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt...to align Germany with the Western democracies"- C.G.Bowers

SURREPTITIOUS
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"

14 letters

DOUBLECROSSING

UNACKNOWLEDGED
Not recognized or admitted