Crossword answer
FEINT
5 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 17 appearances · Last seen Daily Express, October 7, 2026
Letter pattern
FEINT
Clues that lead to FEINT
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Deception is barely detectable in report5Daily ExpressOct 7, 2026
Deceptive move in fencing5New York TimesAug 19, 2026
Boxer's decoy punch5NYT MidiAug 2, 2026
Deceptive move5Thomas JosephJul 25, 2026
Pretence5Daily ExpressJul 6, 2026
Mock attack5Evening StandardJun 30, 2026
Fencing deception5NewsdayMar 6, 2026
Sell a dummy a faked pass?5Evening StandardJul 27, 2025
Simulate5Evening StandardMar 19, 2025
Sham5Evening StandardJan 6, 2025
Sham attack5Evening StandardDec 6, 2023
A weak way to be ruled5Evening StandardSep 12, 2019
About FEINT in crosswords
FEINT is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 17 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Deception is barely detectable in report” in the Daily Express crossword on October 7, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
BAGELCommon bread for a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich
GILDSNeedlessly adorns, in an idiom
SYNODChurch council
GRANDSplendid
ONIONVegetable
DRAPEHang
ONEONStatus after a leadoff walk
PIANOInstrument
DANDYFop shouted and yelled, somewhat (5)
TAINTTarnish tat in Barking (5)
FANGSPart of a Dracula outfit
ERODEWear away
MACAWKind of parrot
JIBESScornful comments
Every appearance of FEINT (17)
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Oct 7, 2026
Deception is barely detectable in report · Daily Express · 3 Down
Aug 19, 2026
Deceptive move in fencing · New York Times · 18 Across
Aug 2, 2026
Boxer's decoy punch · NYT Midi · 12 Across
Jul 25, 2026
Deceptive move · Thomas Joseph · 40 Across
Jul 6, 2026
Pretence · Daily Express · 11 Across
Jun 30, 2026
Mock attack · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Mar 6, 2026
Fencing deception · Newsday · Across
Jul 27, 2025
Sell a dummy a faked pass? · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Mar 19, 2025
Simulate · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jan 6, 2025
Sham · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Mar 27, 2024
Pretence · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Dec 6, 2023
Sham attack · Evening Standard · 31 Down
May 12, 2021
Mock attack · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Sep 12, 2019
A weak way to be ruled · Evening Standard · 33 Across
May 23, 2019
Sell a dummy a faked pass? · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jan 14, 2019
Simulate · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Feb 28, 2018
Pretence · Evening Standard · 8 Down