That sly European suspect is trying to escape notice

The answer to “That sly European suspect is trying to escape notice” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is STEALTHY — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 10, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 9-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“That sly European suspect is trying to escape notice” answer

STEALTHY (8 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is STEALTHY.

What does STEALTHY mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of STEALTHY is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “That sly European suspect is trying to escape notice” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 10, 2026 (most recent) → STEALTHY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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