Clues for the word "RUSE"
We've had 140 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 610 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on June 11, 2026.
Definition of ruse
- n. - An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit.
Referring Clues
- Stratagem
- Dodge
- Trojan horse, for example
- Sneaky scheme
- Trick
- Sly tactic
- Con
- Ploy
- Jugglery
- Subterfuge
- Beguilement
- Deceit
- Trojan Horse, e.g.
- Feint
- Artifice
- Bit of chicanery
- Diversion
- Shenanigan
- Machination
- Put-up job
- Bait-and-switch, e.g.
- Deception
- Fake-out
- Flimflam
- Artful dodge
- Crafty move
- Red herring
- Tactic
- Wily trick
- Strategem
- Clever ploy
- Fiendish plan, perhaps
- Deceptive plan
- Smoke screen
- Sneaky ploy
- Clever tactic
- Artful move
- Crafty stratagem
- Wily subterfuge
- Deceptive ploy
- Bit of deception
- Bit of slyness
- Tricky tactic
- Sly trick
- Pretext
- Deceptive tactic
- Diversionary tactic
- Confidence trick
- Tricky play
- Deceptive maneuver
- Misleading trick
- Fraudulent activity
- Sly stratagem
- Clever trick
- Sneaky move
- Device for deceiving
- Artful stratagem
- Crafty scheme
- Underhanded plan
- Con man's device
- Bit of subterfuge
- Part of the planning for many a surprise birthday party
- Slick trick
- Bit of beguilement
- Deceptive action
- Scammer's ploy
- 34-Across, e.g.
- Scheme
- It's a trick
- The Trojan horse, e.g.
- Trick or stratagem
- Gambit
- Gambit
- Bit of trickery
- Slick move
- Slick move
- Setup for a surprise party
- Sneaky plan
- Charade
- Artful dodger
- Bit of flimflam
- Bit of deceit
- Sneaky tactic
- Tricky maneuver
- Device
- Sly strategem
- Wile
- Trickster's ploy
- Bit of sneakiness
- Pretense
- Sneaky maneuver
- Trojan horse, infamously
- See-6 Across
- Scam
- Bit of craft
- Tricky play, e.g.
- Smokescreen
- Con job
- Trojan Horse, for one
- Deceptive scheme
- Sneaky trick
- Misleading maneuver
- Devious scheme
- Sneaky stratagem
- Lure
- Slick device
- Cunning scheme
- Blackadder's last to take advantage of cunning plan
- Sleight of hand
- Deceptive manoeuvre
- Odoriferous plant secures second trick
- There's a trick about taking us in
- Trick to make marsupials talk
- Cunning plan
- Trick cunningly employed by '19 Across'
- Sly strategy
- Stratagem or trick
- Misleading tactic
- Deception involving animals broadcast in Australia
- Ploy, artifice
- Hoax
- The right function of a device
- Trick sure to go wrong?
- Trick queen over exploit
- One way to get you
- A trick with never-ending application
- Device sure to go wrong?
- Tricky plan
- Devious tactic
- Bit of misdirection
- Stratagem sure to fail
- Elaborate trick
- Deceptive trick
- Chicanery
- Sly ploy
- Blind, to a duck
- Clever scheme
- Sneaky plot
- Preparation for many a surprise party
- Villainous ploy
Last Seen In
- New York Times - June 11, 2026
- Mirror Daily - May 20, 2026
- LA Times - May 19, 2026
- Mirror Daily - May 13, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - April 21, 2026
- LA Times - April 14, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - April 13, 2026
- New York Times - April 12, 2026
- LA Times - March 30, 2026
- Your Life Choices - March 10, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 05, 2026
- Daily American - January 07, 2026
- New York Times - January 01, 2026
- Daily American - November 27, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 23, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 20, 2025
- Daily American - October 23, 2025
- New York Times - October 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 21, 2025
- LA Times - July 15, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 13, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 01, 2025
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