Crossword answer
DECEPTIVE
9 letters · Used for 1 different clues · 1 appearances · Last seen The Independent, October 13, 2026
Letter pattern
DECEPTIVE
Clues that lead to DECEPTIVE
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Crooked sort evicted for nicking record9The IndependentOct 13, 2026
About DECEPTIVE in crosswords
DECEPTIVE is a 9-letter answer that has appeared 1 times in our database across 1 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Crooked sort evicted for nicking record” in the The Independent crossword on October 13, 2026.
Other 9-letter answers
DELICIOUSTasty (9)
CAFETERIALunchroom
EVACUATEDCleared, and acted vague about missing grand
CROWSNESTLookout boasts note is in French (5-4)
LOSTCAUSEClue for sauce is no-hoper (4,5)
NUMBSKULLDregs of society of no significance according to Spooner: twerp! (9)
CRIMEWAVECaught Frost with tips from vigilante after a rise in felonies?
STRINGTIENeckwear from Herts town – it makes a comeback in Home Counties
LENDANEARListen to crestfallen Dane arranging boxes (4,2,3)
PROVOLONEOpposite of con + University of Tennessee athlete, for short + What every integer is divisible by
EXCUSEMESFormer copper seems awkward in dances
REDUCTIONCutback – introduce (anag) (9)
NUMBERTWODeputy not feeling anything in Yorkshire on returning?
Every appearance of DECEPTIVE (1)
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Oct 13, 2026
Crooked sort evicted for nicking record · The Independent · 21 Across