Sneaky tactics
The crossword clue "Sneaky tactics" is answered by PLOYS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PLOYS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PLOYS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PLOYS
Every other clue in this collection answered by PLOYS, most used first.
- Ruses - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Stratagems - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Tactics - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Artful dodges - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Gambits - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Schemes - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- In a sneaky way - SLYLY, used 25 times
- More sneaky - SLYER, used 10 times
- Kind of tactics - SCARE, used 6 times
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