| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| machinated | scheme or contrive to bring about plot |
| machinate | to contrive or plot, especially artfully or with evil purpose. |
| machinate | to contrive or plot, esp. artfully or with evil purpose |
| compassed | to devise or contrive often with craft or skill plot persons à who have compassed my destruction Charles Dickens |
| schemes | SCHEME, to plan or plot |
| schemed | SCHEME, to plan or plot |
