Clues for the word "PLOY"
We've had 67 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 266 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on October 12, 2026.
Definition of ploy
- n. - Sport; frolic.
- v. i. - To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision; -- the opposite of deploy.
Referring Clues
- Ruse
- Stratagem
- Feint
- Sneaky maneuver
- Maneuver
- Sneaky tactic
- Sly maneuver
- Tricky maneuver
- Clever tactic
- Trick
- Something from one's bag of tricks
- Clever maneuver
- Piece of strategy
- Gambit
- Tactic
- Gamer's maneuver
- Bit of trickery
- Artful dodge
- Tricky move
- Red herring
- Pretext
- Tricky tactic
- Red herring, e.g.
- Bit of subterfuge
- Wily maneuver
- Deceptive maneuver
- Tricky action
- Artful stratagem
- Queen sacrifice in chess, e.g.
- Subterfuge
- Tactical maneuver
- Scheme
- Wile
- Sly tactic
- Cunning tactic
- Strategem
- Wily trick
- Artifice
- Manoeuvre
- Devious maneuver
- Outwitting maneuver
- Bit of strategy
- Game maneuver
- Devious tactic
- Cunning plan
- Device
- Clever strategy
- Sly stratagem
- An employer's gambit?
- Love to take part in lavish stratagem
- Ruse, stratagem
- Work at grasping old manoeuvre
- Cunning move
- Disconcerting trick
- Crafty maneuver
- Sneaky stratagem
- Strategic gimmick
- Cunning maneuver
- Artful maneuver
- Cunning scheme
- Devious plan
- Knight sacrifice in chess, for one
- Devious scheme
- Sneaky plan
- Cunning ruse
- An employer's clever device?
- An employer's tactic
Last Seen In
- New York Times - October 12, 2026
- Mirror Daily - October 11, 2026
- Mirror Daily - October 03, 2026
- Penny Dell Sunday - August 23, 2026
- Daily American - August 13, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - July 02, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - June 30, 2026
- Mirror Daily - May 23, 2026
- Daily American - March 20, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 16, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - August 17, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 03, 2025
- New York Times - May 10, 2025
- LA Times - April 16, 2025
- New York Times - March 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - January 19, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 09, 2025
- Daily American - December 05, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 04, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 13, 2024
- Daily American - August 12, 2024
- LA Times - June 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - June 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 30, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - May 08, 2024
- New York Times - April 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 09, 2024
- Daily American - March 19, 2024
- And in 236 more crossword puzzles...