Bit of subterfuge
The crossword clue "Bit of subterfuge" is answered by PLOY, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PLOY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLOY answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PLOY
Every other clue in this collection answered by PLOY, most used first.
- Stratagem - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Tactic - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Ruse - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Gambit - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Clever tactic - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Tricky maneuver - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Maneuver - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
- Sneaky tactic - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Devious maneuver - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Cunning plan - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Red herring - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
- Scheme - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Artful dodge - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Bit of trickery - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Clever maneuver - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Strategy - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Subterfuge - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Tricky tactic - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Tactical maneuver - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Tiny bit - IOTA, used 286 times
- Teeny bit - IOTA, used 93 times
- Open a bit - AJAR, used 84 times
- Bit - IOTA, used 80 times
- Wee bit - IOTA, used 79 times
- Little bit - IOTA, used 76 times
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