Clues for the word "SLY"
We've had 294 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1633 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on April 17, 2025.
Definition of sly
- v. t. - Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.
- v. t. - Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
- v. t. - Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
- v. t. - Light or delicate; slight; thin.
- adv. - Slyly.
Referring Clues
- He's had a Rocky career
- Crafty
- Rocky, really
- Roguish
- Like Wile E. Coyote
- Scheming
- Sharp
- Done with a wink, maybe
- Wily
- Cunning
- Like a fox
- Underhanded
- Cagy
- Like some digs
- Foxy
- On the ___
- Vulpine
- Kind of dog
- Like some glances
- Weaselly
- Arch
- Not-to-be-trusted
- Guileful
- Stallone, to pals
- Insidious
- Devious
- Canny
- Artful
- Surreptitious
- Done with a wink
- Backstairs
- Like Reynard
- Tricky
- Slippery
- Winking, maybe
- Full of guile
- Sneaky
- Like some winks
- Stone of rock
- Disingenuous
- Sneaking
- Like some grins
- Furtive
- Like Fagin
- Operating with ulterior motives
- Foxlike
- Like some devils
- "You ___ dog, you!"
- Using trickery
- Designing
- ___ dog
- Stealthy
- Using devices
- Hugger-mugger
- Apt to trick
- Stallone's nickname
- Machiavellian
- Conniving
- Sylvester Stallone, to fans
- On the ___ (secretively)
- Stallone sobriquet
- On the ___ (sneakily)
- Sneaky and smart
- Clever
- Clandestine
- Head of the Family Stone
- Artfully subtle
- Like many a villain
- Fox-like
- Like some winks and grins
- Like a fox?
- Not easily tricked
- Full of tricks
- ___ and the Family Stone
- Full of cunning
- Astute
- Feline
- Subtle
- Like a con artist
- Slick
- Not obvious
- Kind of dog?
- Kind of devil?
- Crazy like a fox
- Like a footsie player
- Like a con man
- Type of dog?
- Shrewd
- Shifty
- Stallone nickname
- ___ as a fox
- With a wink
- Not to be trusted
- Done with a wink, say
- Not aboveboard
- " ___ & the Family Stone"
- Family Stone's head
- Cagey
- "You ___ dog, you!"
- Nickname for Rocky's portrayer
- Vulpine in wit
- Stallone, to friends
- Underhandedly clever
- Adjective for a fox
- "You ___ dog, you!"
- Vulpine, in a way
- Family Stone frontman
- Foxy adjective
- Fox descriptive
- Family Stone leader
- Fox description
- Leader of the Family Stone
- ___ as a fox
- On the ___ (furtively)
- Skilled at subtlety
- Stone or Stallone
- Mischievous
- Clandestine and canny
- Stallone, to his buddies
- Like a three-card monte player
- Clever like a fox
- Calculating
- Shady
- Duplicitous
- Deceptive
- Like a fox, it's said
- Shrewdly tricky
- Like some dogs
- Nickname associated with a Rocky career?
- Like a 50 Across
- With a hidden agenda
- Prone to scheming
- Foxy
- Devilish
- Stallone, to fans
- Adjective for 22-Down
- See 26-Down
- Crafty
- Stone with a band
- Like some looks
- Slightly shifty
- ___ & the Family Stone
- Apt to artifice
- Full of trickery
- Some ex-caterpillars
- Full of ruses
- Skilled at trickery
- Foxy?
- Like 22-Down
- On the ___ (secretly)
- Not straight
- Crafty; calculating
- Adjective for Br'er Fox
- Worth keeping an eye on
- Artfully clever
- Deceitful
- Not forthright
- Underhand
- Like some dogs and devils
- Like innuendo
- Underhanded or duplicitous
- Good at guile
- Not easily caught
- Untrustworthy
- Skillfully deceptive
- Knowing
- Furtive and crafty
- Shakespearean tinker
- Adroitly deceptive
- Expert in calculating
- Breed of dog?
- Like a 14-Down
- Like a wink
- Stone of music
- Crafty, like a fox
- Christopher ___, tippler in "The Taming of the Shrew"
- Apt to trickery
- Covert
- Not obvious to most
- Emulating a fox
- Sneakily clever
- Very crafty
- Like a clever devil
- Sylvester Stallone's nickname
- See 56-Down
- Cleverly crafty
- Clever and untrustworthy
- Smartly sneaky
- With hidden agendas
- Furtive or sneaky
- Skilled in deception
- Far from obvious
- Good at misdirection
- Like a sneak
- Slick or quick with tricks
- Word before devil or dog
- Rocker Stone
- Clever as a fox
- Crafty, as a fox
- The Family Stone leader
- Not trustworthy
- Hard to catch
- As clever as a fox
- "On The ___" (Metric)
- Funky Stone
- Underhanded Massive Attack song?
- The Family Stone was his
- Was head of the Family Stone
- Sneaky Massive Attack song?
- Sneaky Scorpions song
- Hard to fool
- Drummer Dunbar
- ___ and Robbie
- Sneaky Cat Empire song?
- Family Stone bandleader
- He fronted the Family Stone
- Funk icon Stone
- Funky "Dance to the Music" Stone
- Grisly end for the foxy type
- It's clever to have boots on sometimes
- Plotting
- One with a Rocky career
- Roundabout
- Machinating
- Sneaky like a fox
- Like some grins or winks
- Apt to pull a ruse
- Type of dog or devil
- Artfully sneaky
- Quietly cunning
- Winking while talking
- Cunning and clever
- Like some winks or grins
- Like con artists
- Skilled at deception
- Not straightforward
- Nickname for 47-Down's portrayer
- Astute and clever
- Slightly less illumination can be clever
- Employing subterfuge
- Cleverly tricky
- Always up to something
- Less than straight
- Up to something
- Applying trickery
- Sinister
- Good with devices
- Very cunning
- Like a fox coming to a grisly end
- Not open
- Good at trickery
- Apt to mislead
- Musician Stone
- "You ___ devil!"
- Mule : stubborn :: fox : ___
- Clever start for Sylvester?
- Shyly clever
- Suitable for Stumpers
- As ___ as a fox
- Foxy?
- Dodgy, on this side of the pond
- Smart but sneaky
- Foxlike, in legend
- Tricksy
- Word that becomes its own synonym if you change its first letter to "WI"
- Very crafty and clever
- Clever, but coming to a grisly end
- Very cleverly crafty
- Like a wink or a nudge, maybe
- Apt letters missing from "_tea_th_"
- ___ like a fox
- Having designs
- Like a fox with a twinkle in its eye
- Like a person hearing "Aren't you so clever"
- Like anyone pulling a sleight-of-hand
- Like a rogue
- Full of cunning and craftiness
- Cute
- Word with devil or dog
- What they say a fox is
- Wily or cunning
- Cunning like a fox
- Strategically evasive
- "You ___ fox!"
- ___ and the Family Stone (pioneering funk band)
- Crafty and clever
- Cleverly devious
- What Wile E. Coyote tries, and often fails, to be
- Calculated
- Devious, but simply not devilish?
- Cleverly clever
- Clever like a fox?
- Probably plotting
- Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 06, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - April 05, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 01, 2025
- New York Times - March 30, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 27, 2025
- New York Times - March 26, 2025
- LA Times - March 23, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 19, 2025
- LA Times - March 18, 2025
- LA Times - March 17, 2025
- New York Times - March 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 08, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 06, 2025
- Mirror Mini - March 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 14, 2025
- USA Today - February 08, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 31, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 28, 2025
- New York Times - January 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - January 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 14, 2025
- LA Times - January 13, 2025
- USA Today - January 12, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 08, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 06, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 04, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 01, 2025
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