Artifice
The crossword clue "Artifice" is answered by RUSE, a 4-letter entry. Used 41 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RUSE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUSE answer page.
Used 41 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SUBTERFUGE (2 uses in xd)
- TRICK (2 uses in xd)
- CHICANERY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RUSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUSE, most used first.
- 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
- Deception - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Artful dodge - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
- Sneaky scheme - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
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