Deceptive move
The crossword clue "Deceptive move" is answered by FEINT, a 5-letter entry. Used 19 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FEINT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FEINT answer page.
Used 19 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for FEINT
Every other clue in this collection answered by FEINT, most used first.
- False move - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Mock blow. - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
- Pretense. - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Move like a crab - SIDLE, used 71 times
- Fencing move - LUNGE, used 61 times
- Move stealthily - SNEAK, used 61 times
- Move furtively - SNEAK, used 54 times
- Move furtively - SIDLE, used 52 times
- On the move - ASTIR, used 50 times
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