Nefarious plan
The crossword clue "Nefarious plan" is answered by SCHEME, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1999. 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
SCHEME
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCHEME answer page.
Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SCHEME
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCHEME, most used first.
- Plot - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Devious plan - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Connive - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
- Devious plot - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
- Intrigue - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Plan - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
- Conspire - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Hatch a plot - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Sneaky plan - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Underhanded plan - 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.
- Meeting plan - AGENDA, used 33 times
- Plan in detail - MAPOUT, used 14 times
- Plan - INTEND, used 13 times
- Spending plan - BUDGET, used 8 times
- Floor plan - LAYOUT, used 7 times
- Teacher's plan - LESSON, used 7 times
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