Answer:

finessed

Answer	Crossword Clue
FINESSED	Handled diplomatically
FINESSED	Played one's hand cunningly.
FINESSED	Tricked cleverly.

FINESSED	Maneuvered tactfully or adroitly
FINESSED	Used artifice
FINESSED	Maneuvered
FINESSED	Used extreme subtlety
FINESSED	Handled tacffully