Ruse

115 clues
Con
Lure
Wile
Scam
Hoax
Ploy
Trick
Feint
Device
Scheme
Deceit
Gambit
Pretext
Con job
Pretense
Dodge __
Flimflam
Artifice
Jugglery
Fake out
Stratagem
Diversion
Deception
Chicanery
Strategem
Sly trick
Shenanigan
Subterfuge
Slick move
Wily trick
Put-up job
Sly tactic
Clever ploy
Artful move
Red herring
Dirty trick
Slick trick
Sneaky plan
Machination
Crafty ploy
Smokescreen
Sneaky ploy
Beguilement
Tricky play
Sneaky move
Crafty move
Clever trick
Artful dodge
Sneaky trick
It's a trick
Bit of craft
Crafty trick
Devious ploy
Slick device
Smoke screen
Sly strategy
Cunning plan
Crafty scheme
Clever scheme
Sly stratagem
Bit of deceit
Tricky tactic
Sneaky tactic
Clever tactic
Sneaky scheme
Bit of slyness
Underhand ploy
Cunning scheme
Devious scheme
Scammer's ploy
Deceptive plan
Deceptive ploy
Misleading move
Bit of trickery
Sleight of hand
Deceptive trick
Bit of flimflam
Tricky pretense
Wily subterfuge
Sneaky maneuver
Tricky maneuver
Bit of chicanery
Deceptive action
Bit of deception
Con man's device
Artful stratagem
Sneaky stratagem
Misleading trick
Crafty stratagem
Deceptive tactic
Underhanded plan
Deceptive scheme
Confidence trick
Action to mislead
Misleading tactic
Tricky play, e.g.
Bit of sneakiness
Bit of subterfuge
Deceptive maneuver
Bit of skulduggery
One way to get you
Bit of beguilement
Trojan Horse, e.g.
Diversionary tactic
Misleading maneuver
Fraudulent activity
Device for deceiving
Trojan Horse, for one
Bait and switch, e.g.
Fiendish plan, perhaps
The Trojan horse, e.g.
Trojan horse, infamously
Trojan Horse, for example
Setup for a surprise party
Part of the planning for many a surprise birthday party
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