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RUSE is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for RUSE.

213 total results for RUSE( score: 50 )

72 results for RUSE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 15, 2024	51A	Blind, to a duck	MaryEllen Uthlaut	Fagliano
Sun Nov 5, 2023	52D	Trick (8)	Rich Katz	Shortz
Tue Aug 22, 2023	4A	Ploy (5)	Jay Silverman	Shortz
Sun Apr 23, 2023	43D	Stratagem (4)	Katie Hale and Scott Hogan	Shortz
Fri Nov 11, 2022	67A	Bit of trickery	Brooke Husic and Erik Agard	Shortz
Tue Apr 12, 2022	4D	Deceptive trick	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Sun Dec 26, 2021	29A	Ploy (5)	Christina Iverson	Shortz
Fri Feb 12, 2021	43A	Trick (8)	Grant Thackray	Shortz
Sun Jan 10, 2021	114D	Ploy (5)	Alex Bajcz	Shortz
Mon Aug 10, 2020	55D	Sly stratagem	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Tue Jul 30, 2019	39D	Ploy (5)	Christina Iverson	Shortz
Fri Jul 19, 2019	2D	Trick (8)	Peter Wentz	Shortz
Sun Jun 2, 2019	77D	Underhanded plan	Erik Agard	Shortz
Wed Sep 19, 2018	4A	Sneaky scheme (2)	Scot Ober and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Mon Feb 26, 2018	41D	Trick (8)	Andrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl	Shortz
Sat Jun 25, 2016	52A	Fake-out (2)	Kameron Austin Collins	Shortz
Sat May 28, 2016	47D	Smoke screen	Frederick J. Healy	Shortz
Sat Jan 2, 2016	30A	Deception (2)	David Phillips	Shortz
Sun Jan 25, 2015	86D	Trojan horse, e.g. (2)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sat Oct 18, 2014	49D	Wile	Evan Birnholz	Shortz
Sat Mar 15, 2014	46D	Device	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Tue Nov 5, 2013	7D	Artifice (3)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Fri Jul 12, 2013	36A	Bit of flimflam	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Thu Sep 6, 2012	22D	Setup for a surprise party	Ben Pall	Shortz
Sat Apr 2, 2011	21A	34-Across, e.g.	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Sat Dec 25, 2010	43A	Part of the planning for many a surprise birthday party	Stanley Newman	Shortz
Tue Oct 6, 2009	68A	Trick (8)	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Thu Feb 21, 2008	1D	Flimflam	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Mon Nov 26, 2007	58D	Subterfuge (6)	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Sat Aug 18, 2007	28D	Machination (2)	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun May 6, 2007	25A	Fake-out (2)	Charles M. Deber	Shortz
Mon Jun 12, 2006	11D	Deception (2)	Curtis Yee	Shortz
Thu Apr 20, 2006	12D	Bait-and-switch, e.g.	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Jan 22, 2006	11D	Deceit (2)	George Barany and Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Sat Dec 17, 2005	52D	Put-up job	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Aug 21, 2005	12D	Stratagem (4)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Fri Nov 5, 2004	48D	Subterfuge (6)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Jan 12, 2003	68A	Dodge (8)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Nov 23, 2002	59A	Machination (2)	Dana Motley	Shortz
Tue Jul 9, 2002	60A	Diversion	Robert Malinow	Shortz
Thu Jun 27, 2002	36A	Shenanigan	James R. Leeds	Shortz
Sun May 5, 2002	87A	Dodge (8)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon Feb 4, 2002	20A	Bit of chicanery	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sun Jul 8, 2001	99D	Artifice (3)	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz
Fri Jan 5, 2001	32A	Feint	Nelson Hardy	Shortz
Sun Dec 10, 2000	111D	Dodge (8)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Oct 22, 2000	83A	Trojan Horse, e.g. (2)	Henry Hook	Shortz
Thu Oct 19, 2000	18D	Deceit (2)	Patrick Jordan	Shortz
Fri Jun 30, 2000	13D	Dodge (8)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Sun Jun 11, 2000	37A	Beguilement	Nelson Hardy	Shortz
Sun Mar 19, 2000	49A	Subterfuge (6)	Greg Staples	Shortz
Wed Jan 12, 2000	23D	Subterfuge (6)	Greg Staples	Shortz
Mon Dec 6, 1999	49D	Trick (8)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sun Jun 20, 1999	2D	Stratagem (4)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Feb 21, 1999	49A	Dodge (8)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Tue Jan 5, 1999	46D	Trick (8)	Lyell Rodieck	Shortz
Sun Dec 13, 1998	45A	Dodge (8)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sun Nov 15, 1998	52A	Ploy (5)	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Tue Oct 6, 1998	52A	Jugglery	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Mon Aug 3, 1998	34A	Sneaky scheme (2)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun May 10, 1998	14D	Con	Rich Silvestri	Shortz
Thu Jan 22, 1998	12D	Sly tactic	Patrick Jordan	Shortz
Tue Jan 13, 1998	62A	Trick (8)	Stanley B. Whitten	Shortz
Sun Dec 7, 1997	14D	Dodge (8)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Mon Apr 7, 1997	14A	Stratagem (4)	Teresa M. Hackett	Shortz
Fri Feb 28, 1997	51D	Trojan horse, for example	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Sun May 5, 1996	108D	Subterfuge (6)	D. J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Feb 1, 1996	6D	Subterfuge (6)	L. Sidway	Shortz
Sun Feb 5, 1995	75A	Artifice (3)	Frank A. Longo	Shortz
Tue May 17, 1994	58D	Misleading move	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sun Apr 3, 1994	70D	Chicanery	Ernie Furtado	Shortz
Sat Feb 12, 1994	35A	Dodge (8)	Rand H. Burns	Shortz

4 results for RUSE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 4, 2023	Acrostic	R	Artful stratagem	Jim Horne	Shortz
Sep 22, 2019	Cryptic	8D	Advertiser's ultimate purpose: scam (4)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Aug 30, 2015	Panda	43A	Sure trick	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Feb 18, 2001	Diagramless	34D	Artful dodge	Fred Piscop	Shortz

137 results for RUSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 22, 1993	53D	Trick	Morton B. Braun	Maleska
Tue Jan 19, 1993	52D	Trick	Jim Page	Maleska
Wed Jan 6, 1993	14A	Artful dodge	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Mon Dec 14, 1992	56D	Stratagem	Jeff Herrington	Maleska
Fri Sep 27, 1991	16A	Con job	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Fri Jul 26, 1991	8D	Trick	Jim Page	Maleska
Tue Mar 27, 1990	59D	Trick	Jean M. Hunt	Maleska
Mon Mar 19, 1990	14A	Wile	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sat Feb 3, 1990	27D	Artifice	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Wed Jan 3, 1990	58A	Artifice	Peter Swift	Maleska
Tue Jun 20, 1989	57D	Stratagem	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Wed Jun 14, 1989	52D	Subterfuge	H. Hastings Reddall	Maleska
Wed Jan 25, 1989	50D	Red herring	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Mon Nov 28, 1988	10A	Trick	Asnas	Maleska
Tue Sep 20, 1988	64A	Trick	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Sat Apr 9, 1988	23A	Trick	Eileen Lexau	Maleska
Mon Mar 14, 1988	58D	Clever trick	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Tue Dec 8, 1987	34A	Subterfuge	Peter Swift	Maleska
Mon Nov 16, 1987	18A	Pretext	Fred Toole	Maleska
Thu Nov 12, 1987	22D	Trojan horse, e.g.	R. S. Jones	Maleska
Mon Oct 12, 1987	28D	Trick	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Mon Jul 13, 1987	58D	Artifice	Rita Yelle	Maleska
Sat May 2, 1987	3D	Artifice	Barbara J. Weakley	Maleska
Wed Apr 8, 1987	53D	Clever trick	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Sun Feb 1, 1987	91D	Strategem	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Sun Oct 19, 1986	22A	Artifice	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Mon Dec 9, 1985	47A	Action to mislead	H. Hastings Reddall	Maleska
Fri Nov 22, 1985	70A	Artifice	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Thu Oct 24, 1985	22D	Stratagem	Dorothy Elliott	Maleska
Fri Feb 22, 1985	45A	Stratagem	Dorothy Elliott	Maleska
Sun Sep 23, 1984	22A	Stratagem	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Thu Jul 26, 1984	54D	Trick	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sat Jul 21, 1984	19D	Stratagem	Hickmott	Maleska
Wed Jan 25, 1984	15A	Ploy	Marjorie Pedersen	Maleska
Sun Nov 20, 1983	30A	Dirty trick	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Sun Oct 16, 1983	66D	Trick	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Tue Aug 16, 1983	49D	Trick	Elaine George	Maleska
Fri Jul 8, 1983	52D	Trick	Maurice J. Teitelbaum	Maleska
Fri Jul 1, 1983	19D	Deception	Remley	Maleska
Thu Jan 20, 1983	41A	Stratagem	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Mon Jan 10, 1983	50A	Trick	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Nov 7, 1982	30A	Trojan horse, e.g.	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Sat May 1, 1982	32D	Ploy	Timothy Hoy	Maleska
Mon Mar 8, 1982	11D	Trick	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Wed Oct 14, 1981	16A	Trick	Kay Sullivan	Maleska
Fri Nov 21, 1980	47D	Ploy	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Wed Jun 4, 1980	16A	Stratagem	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Thu Oct 11, 1979	55D	Subterfuge	Ruth N. Schultz	Maleska
Wed Sep 5, 1979	46A	Stratagem	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Thu May 3, 1979	57A	The Trojan horse, e.g.	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Wed Feb 21, 1979	46D	Trick	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Sat Apr 29, 1978	61A	Artifice	Meltzer	Maleska
Fri Oct 21, 1977	51D	Stratagem	Meisler	Maleska
Thu Mar 24, 1977	47D	Artifice	Marie West	Maleska
Sun Sep 5, 1976	47D	Subterfuge	Cornelia Warriner	Weng
Mon Aug 23, 1976	12D	Artifice	Reginald L. Johnson	Weng
Sun Aug 22, 1976	20D	Stratagem	DeWitt Anderson	Weng
Sun Dec 14, 1975	128A	Stratagem	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Thu Oct 10, 1974	58D	Bit of trickery	Norton Rhoades	Weng
Wed Nov 28, 1973	16A	Stratagem	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 7, 1973	60A	Artifice	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jan 4, 1973	62A	Trick	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 8, 1972	66D	Artifice	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Mon May 22, 1972	39A	Artifice	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 2, 1972	146D	Ploy	Frances Hansen	Weng
Sun Dec 26, 1971	81A	Stratagem	Robert Vaux Roop	Weng
Fri Sep 3, 1971	56A	Trick	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 21, 1971	84D	Trick	Jay Spry	Weng
Mon Mar 1, 1971	18A	Trick	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 3, 1970	70A	Trick	Unknown	Weng
Fri Sep 11, 1970	58A	Trick	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jul 21, 1970	12D	Stratagem	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jun 19, 1970	60A	Underhand ploy	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jan 17, 1970	54A	Artifice	Unknown	Weng
Sat May 24, 1969	58D	Trick.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 29, 1968	87A	Subterfuge	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Mon Oct 21, 1968	50A	Trojan horse.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 9, 1968	14A	Stratagem.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 6, 1968	29A	Trick.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 11, 1967	22D	Subterfuge.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 17, 1967	14D	Trick.	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Tue Sep 5, 1967	43D	Trick.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Mon Jul 31, 1967	43D	Subterfuge.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Wed Feb 22, 1967	57D	Dodge.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Thu Dec 29, 1966	53D	Bit of trickery.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 26, 1966	57A	Trick.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Fri Feb 4, 1966	65A	Strategy.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 1, 1965	68A	Type of trick.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 9, 1965	65A	Trick.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 9, 1964	69A	Trick.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 11, 1964	31D	Red herring.	Diana R. Sessions	Farrar
Sun Nov 24, 1963	73D	Stratagem.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Jun 3, 1963	34D	"Wool over the eyes" gambit.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 1, 1963	53D	Artifice.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Wed Apr 17, 1963	55D	Trick.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 9, 1963	3D	Trick.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Mon Nov 5, 1962	21D	Trick.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 30, 1962	2D	Stratagem.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 29, 1962	15A	Trick.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Fri Sep 15, 1961	21A	Trick.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 29, 1961	47D	Trick.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Sun May 22, 1960	75A	Artifice.	Tom Mixon	Farrar
Sun May 8, 1960	123A	Wooden horse, for one.	H. R. Craft	Farrar
Thu Feb 11, 1960	15A	Crafty expedient.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 9, 1959	46A	Artifice.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 16, 1959	39A	Artifice.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 13, 1959	11D	Subterfuge.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Nov 8, 1958	48A	Artifice.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Aug 17, 1958	122A	Strategic move.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Tue Aug 5, 1958	23D	Trick.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Mon Jul 28, 1958	38A	Artifice.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Fri Apr 25, 1958	55D	Artifice.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Fri Dec 13, 1957	57D	Artifice.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 31, 1957	36A	Artifice.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 30, 1957	53D	Subterfuge.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 9, 1957	10A	Trick.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu May 23, 1957	63A	Hoax.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Fri Feb 15, 1957	49D	Stratagem.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Tue Mar 20, 1956	37D	Subterfuge.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Mar 10, 1956	18D	Trojan horse, for example.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 2, 1955	65A	Stratagem.	Samuel K. Fliegner	Farrar
Sun Jul 3, 1955	19A	Wool over the eyes.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sat Jun 4, 1955	23A	Artifice.	Marian Moeser	Farrar
Fri Aug 6, 1954	46A	Deceitful trick.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Thu May 20, 1954	13D	Artful dodge.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 8, 1954	33D	Trojan horse, for instance.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar
Fri Feb 19, 1954	39A	Dodge.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Tue Aug 11, 1953	50A	Trick.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Thu May 15, 1952	47A	Resort of the wily.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 24, 1952	35D	Stratagem.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 27, 1952	21D	An attempt to pull wool over the eyes.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 5, 1952	54D	A cunning move.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Oct 15, 1951	49D	Trick.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 11, 1951	57D	Subterfuge.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 1, 1951	39A	Wool over the eyes.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Dec 22, 1950	65A	Stratagem.	Charles Cross	Farrar
Sun Dec 1, 1946	99A	Subterfuge.	S. K. Fliegner	Farrar

Anagrams:

SEUR, URSE, SURE, RUES, USER, URES, SUER, REUS

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