A crafty but underhanded deception.
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
A tactical move to gain advantage.
To construct by means of skill or specialised art
An act of telling a lie or falsehood.
The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious