| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TACTIC | Ploy | |
| RUSE | A ploy | |
| BLUFF | Deliberate ploy | |
| TRIALOFFER | Ploy to woo new customers | |
| EMPLOYEE | Colleague from emcee’s club falling for ploy | |
| GAMEPLAN | Bold ploy that sets out what to do to win | |
| COLUMN | A body of troops formed in ranks, one behind the other; -- contradistinguished from line. Compare Ploy, and Deploy. | |
| DEPLOY | ... troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into lin... | |