Answer: sleights

AnswerCrossword Clue
SLEIGHTSSkillful stratagems
SLEIGHTSActs of deception
SLEIGHTSSubtle tricks
SLEIGHTSDeceptions
sleightsSLEIGHT, deftness (the quality of being deft)
sleightsskill; dexterity
sleightscunning; craft
sleightsartifice; stratagem