| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| WILES | Artful trick | |
| ARTIFICE | Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick. [Now the usual meaning.] | |
| SLY | Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick. | |
| LEGERDEMAIN | Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick. | |
| SLEIGHT | An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. | |
| DODGE | The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice. | |