DEVIOUS Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 321 solutions for 'DEVIOUS' with 2 to 18 letters.
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The clue "devious" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on January 11, 2026. The correct answer for this puzzle is "SLY", a 3-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
DEVIOUS with 2 letters
BY
2
DEVIOUS with 3 letters
DIM
3
HEH
3
SLY ⭐
3
DEVIOUS with 4 letters
ARTY
4
DARK
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DEEP
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FOXY ⭐
4
HARD
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HAZY
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MAZY
4
MEAN
4
SIDE
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WILY
4
DEVIOUS with 5 letters
CAGEY
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CANNY
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DENSE
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DUSKY
5
FALSE
5
FISHY
5
FOGGY
5
HEAVY
5
PAWKY
5
PLOYS
5
QUICK
5
ROUND
5
SHADY
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SHOWY
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SLICK
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SLIER
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SLYER
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SMART
5
SNAKY
5
STRAY
5
SUAVE
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TOUGH
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VAGUE
5
WEIRD
5
DEVIOUS with 6 letters
AMORAL
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ARCANE
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ARTFUL
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ASTRAY
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BLURRY
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CLEVER
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CLOUDY
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COVERT
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CRAFTY ⭐
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DAEDAL
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ERRANT
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ERRING
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HIDDEN
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ILL-GOT
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IRONIC
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LOADED
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MATTED
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MYSTIC
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OCCULT
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ORPHIC
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POLITE
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RANDOM
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REMOTE
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ROTARY
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ROTTEN
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ROVING
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SCHEME
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SECRET
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SHIFTY ⭐
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SHREWD
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SLIEST
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SMOOTH
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SNEAKY ⭐
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SPIRAL
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SUBTLE
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TANGLY
6
TRICKY ⭐
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UNFAIR
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UNTRUE
6
VEILED
6
ZIGZAG
6
DEVIOUS with 7 letters
ASSUMED
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BENDING
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BLURRED
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CLOAKED
7
CLOUDED
7
COMPLEX
7
CORRUPT
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COVERED
7
CRABBED
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CROOKED
7
CRYPTIC
7
CUNNING
7
CURIOUS
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CURVING
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DEVIANT
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DUBIOUS
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ELUSIVE
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ELUSORY
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ERRATIC
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EVASIVE ⭐
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FEIGNED
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Top answers for DEVIOUS crossword clue from newspapers

SLY
SNEAKY
CRAFTY
FOXY
SHIFTY
TRICKY
EVASIVE

Definition of devious

  • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"; deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"; indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"

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Solution SLY is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution SLY is 3 letters long. We have 2 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 321 solutions. The longest is NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD with 18 letters, and the shortest is BY with 2 letters.

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ACHIEVE SOMETHING BY MEANS OF TRICKERY OR DEVIOUS METHODS
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Devious plan
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Devious maneuver
3
Devious trick
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More devious
3
Devious maneuvers
2
In a devious manner
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Devious scheme
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Devious ones
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Deviously clever plan
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Deviously controlling
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Indirect; devious
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One with a devious plan
1
Devious laugh
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Devious laughs
1
Schemed deviously
1
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