1) Calculating 2) Calculative 3) Conniving 4) Controlling 5) Crafty 6) Cunning 7) Deceitful 8) Devious 9) Given to machinations 10) Given to making plots 11) Hard 12) Manipulative 13) Plotting 14) Shrewd 15) Used of persons 16) Wily Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/scheming