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Artful dodge

Answer: RUSE - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Artful dodge" is answered by RUSE, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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RUSE

RUSE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUSE answer page.

25Times used
17Distinct years
2023Most recent year
10Publications

Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1954. 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 RUSE

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  • Trick - used 184 times, most recently in 2026
  • Stratagem - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
  • Ploy - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
  • Subterfuge - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
  • Artifice - used 41 times, most recently in 2020
  • Deception - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
  • Sneaky scheme - used 25 times, most recently in 2026

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