Deceive Crossword Clue

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Deceive Crossword Answer

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COZEN

(5 letters)

DELUDE

(6 letters)

DUPE

(4 letters)

TRICK

(5 letters)

HOCUS

(5 letters)

CON

(3 letters)

FOOL

(4 letters)

TAKEIN

(6 letters)

MISLEAD

(7 letters)

GULL

(4 letters)

LEADON

(6 letters)

SNOW

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

Hint 1: Clue Definition

DECEIVE (verb)
1. be false to; be dishonest with
2. cause someone to believe an untruth

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

COZEN
(5 letters)
DELUDE
(6 letters)
DUPE
(4 letters)
TRICK
(5 letters)
HOCUS
(5 letters)
CON
(3 letters)
FOOL
(4 letters)
TAKEIN
(6 letters)
MISLEAD
(7 letters)
GULL
(4 letters)
LEADON
(6 letters)
SNOW
(4 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
TELOI

More Newsday Crossword (4/29/2026) Answers

Across

1. Remarkable things

5. Each, informally

9. Look happy

14. Mail off

15. Stare in amazement

16. Warm and comfy

17. Slightest trace

18. Singles in a wallet

19. __ and kicking (robust)

20. Corporation with subsidiaries

23. Science Guy Bill

24. "___ the ramparts we watched ... "

25. Mix together

29. 'Darn it!'

32. Bed-support strip

36. Ventilate

38. Came in for a landing

40. Preholiday time

41. Mid-America section of a sports league

44. NFL tiebreakers

45. Snow queen in “Frozen”

46. Draw out, as an answer

47. Make mention of

49. Author Vonnegut

51. Tablets from Apple

52. Sundial's top numeral

54. Have possession of

56. Human chain of firefighters

63. Batman's partner

64. Metallic rocks

65. Coffee, slangily

67. Caused by

68. Take a bold chance

69. Iowa campus city

70. Scatter, as seeds

71. Distinctive scent

72. Baby boomers' kids

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Down

1. Air pump abbr.

2. Breakfast restaurant chain

3. Mideast bread

4. Punch for practice

5. Deep distress

6. Breathed like a hot dog

7. Oil cartel

8. Cash in Mexico

9. In good __ (physically fit)

10. Types of teeth

11. Sign me up!

12. Assess, as a tax

13. Needle's hole

21. Persist through time

22. Reason for a crime

25. Breakfast strip

27. Modern artist Max

28. Ready or ___ …

30. Storm-tracking device

31. __ Baba

33. German camera brand

34. Steer clear of

35. Outdoor party enclosures

37. Nickname for an early film with voices

39. Ceramic floor pattern

42. Baton Rouge sch.

43. Sample with a straw

48. Stir up emotionally

50. Bullfighting fellow

53. That's obvious!

55. More sensible.

56. Boxing match

57. Rival of Lyft

58. Chore list heading

59. Thin nail

60. Comet cleanser competitor

61. British noblewoman

62. In any way

63. They meet at jcts.

66. Long-eared equine

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