| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| cia | 3 | |
| oss | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| coat | 4 | |
| veil | 4 | |
| toga | 4 | |
| scum | 4 | |
| cape | 4 | |
| wrap | 4 | |
| show | 4 | |
| hide | 4 | |
| robe | 4 | |
| shoe | 4 | |
| mask | 4 | |
| sock | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| spook | 5 | |
| gloze | 5 | |
| cover | 5 | |
| shawl | 5 | |
| trick | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| soothe | 6 | |
| screen | 6 | |
| serape | 6 | |
| tabard | 6 | |
| excuse | 6 | |
| shield | 6 | |
| spread | 6 | |
| mantle | 6 | |
| secure | 6 | |
| soften | 6 | |
| shroud | 6 | |
| refuge | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| shelter | 7 | |
| manteau | 7 | |
| protect | 7 | |
| pretext | 7 | |
| varnish | 7 | |
| secrete | 7 | |
| conceal | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| palliate | 8 | |
| intrigue | 8 | |
| disguise | 8 | |
| pretense | 8 | |
| mitigate | 8 | |
| vestment | 8 | |
| capuchin | 8 | |
| pretence | 8 | |
| register | 8 | |
| submerge | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| stratagem | 9 | |
| extenuate | 9 | |
| safeguard | 9 | |
| whitewash | 9 | |
| SEMBLANCE | 9 | |
| slur over | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| UNDERWRITE | 10 | |
| pretension | 10 | |
| subterfuge | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| spread-over | 11 | |
| SUPERIMPOSE | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| protestation | 12 | |
| SMOKE SCREEN | 12 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| stalking-horse | 14 | |