Deceptive dexterity (7)
Crossword clue · 1 known answers · 1 appearances · Last seen in the The Guardian crossword on August 23, 2026
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SLEIGHT
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The clue “Deceptive dexterity (7)” has appeared 1 times in our database with 1 different answers, so count the squares in your grid and check the crossings before you commit. Most recently it ran in the The Guardian crossword on August 23, 2026, where the answer was SLEIGHT.
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Dexterity
Handy dexterity!
__ of hand: magician's knack
___ of hand (magician's skill)
Skill that sounds scanty
Handy trick, perhaps, though said to be trifling
Deceitful craftiness
Lacking substance, accepting base trickery
As an insult, said it’s trickery
A handy skill?
Concealing the key with a little dexterity