Covert
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 2 Sep 2021
- USA Today - Monday, 8 Feb 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 19 Sep 2020
- USA Today - Friday, 18 Sep 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 24 Aug 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 2 Feb 2020
Crossword Answers
3 letters
OPS
(Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
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"
4 letters
LAIR
The habitation of wild animals
5 letters
COVER
The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
6 letters
SCREEN
Examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
HIDDEN
Designed to elude detection; "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"; "a secret passage"; "the secret compartment in the desk"
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
THICKET
A dense growth of bushes
FURTIVE
Secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
8 letters
ULTERIOR
Beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw
9 letters
CONCEALED
Hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"
DISGUISED
Having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat"
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
CONCEALMENT
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"
13 letters
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"