Stratagem
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

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CON
In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"

BIT
Piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"

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PLAY
The act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

MOVE
Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

PLOT
A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"

TRAP
The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

GAME
An amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"

HOAX
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

WILE
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

PLAN
Scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"

RUSE
A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

PLOY
A maneuver in a game or conversation

COUP
A brilliant and notable success

RUSE

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SETUP
Get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"

PITCH
The action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"

FRAUD
Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

CRAFT
The skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"

DODGE
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

TRICK
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

ANGLE
A biased way of looking at or presenting something

GRIFT

SHIFT
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

FEINT
Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

SLANT
Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"

SCENE
Graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"

CHILD
A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"

TWIST
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"

STORY
A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"

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SUPPLY
The activity of supplying or providing something

METHOD
An acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

SWITCH
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

LAYOUT
Get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"

ACTION
Something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

DECEIT
The act of deceiving

DEVICE
Any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"

RACKET
An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

POLICY
A plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"

SCHEME
A schematic or preliminary plan

TREPAN
A surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull

GAMBIT
A maneuver in a game or conversation

TACTIC
A plan for attaining a particular goal

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GIMMICK
Any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"

TACTICS
A plan for attaining a particular goal

PRETEXT
An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

KNOWHOW

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

FINESSE
Subtly skillful handling of a situation

MEASURE
How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

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RESOURCE
Available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

PROGRESS
Gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

GAMEPLAN
(figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs; "newscasters speculated about the President's game plan for an invasion"

PRETENSE
An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

MANEUVER
An action aimed at evading an opponent

SCENARIO
An outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)

INTRIGUE
A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

INTRIGUE
A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

DISGUISE
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"

STRATEGY
The branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

ARTIFICE
A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

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OPERATION
A planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"

EXPEDIENT
A means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

BOOBYTRAP
An explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over

IMPOSTURE
Pretending to be another person

IMPOSTURE
Pretending to be another person

CHICANERY
The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

MANOEUVRE
An action aimed at evading an opponent

DECEPTION
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

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IMPOSITION
The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

FINALWORLD

PREVENTION
The act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

SUBTERFUGE
Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

BRAINCHILD
A product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality"

EXPEDIENCY
The quality of being suited to the end in view

LITTLEGAME

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CONTRIVANCE
The act of devising something

MACHINATION
A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

GAMEMANSHIP

PROPOSITION
A task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"

ACHIEVEMENT
The action of accomplishing something

FABRICATION
The deliberate act of deviating from the truth

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PARTHIANSHOT

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