Answer:

stratagem

Answer	Crossword Clue
STRATAGEM	Ruse
STRATAGEM	Deviously clever plan
STRATAGEM	Ploy

STRATAGEM	Gambit
STRATAGEM	Clever idea
STRATAGEM	Artful ploy
STRATAGEM	Trick.
STRATAGEM	Miltary device.
STRATAGEM	Wily scheme
STRATAGEM	Plan to return big fruit pies? (9)
STRATAGEM	Artifice

STRATAGEM	Trick
STRATAGEM	Deceptive maneuver

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.