1) Beat a cheat 2) Beat cleverly 3) Best 4) Exceed 5) Get the better of 6) One-up with smarts 7) Outdo 8) Outdo someone in trickery 9) Outgo 10) Outmatch 11) Outperform 12) Outsmart 13) Outstrip 14) Surmount 15) Surpass 16) To outwit 17) Win a battle of wits with 1) Foil 2) Outsmart 3) Outwit 
[v] - outdo someone in trickery
to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver: Politics is often the art of knowing how to outfox the opposition.