__ as a fox
The crossword clue "__ as a fox" is answered by SLY, a 3-letter entry. Used 46 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SLY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLY answer page.
Used 46 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1979. 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.
- ASDUMB (1 uses in xd)
- ASFALSE (1 uses in xd)
- CUNNING (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLY
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLY, most used first.
- Crafty - used 357 times, most recently in 2026
- Sneaky - used 215 times, most recently in 2026
- Devious - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
- Foxy - used 166 times, most recently in 2026
- Wily - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
- Underhanded - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Like a fox - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Conniving - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Guileful - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Artful - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
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