All 7 Uses

cunning
in
The ABC Murders
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I doubt if Ascher would use the term 'our' British police-not unless he was trying to be extra cunning-and I doubt if he's got the wits for that.†
Chpt 4

cunning = good at achieving goals through cleverness and deception
Ah, but they are cunning-ces gens lit.†
Chpt 15
This person-and though I say he, remember it may be a man or woman-has all the devilish cunning of insanity.†
Chpt 18
I think myself that A.B.C. will be too cunning to reply.†
Chpt 18
He'll be very cunning.†
Chpt 23
Stupid and cunning, ruthless and magnanimous-and that there must be some dominating factor that reconciles his two natures.
Chpt 31 *

cunning = clever
Two people were involved-the real murderer, cunning, resourceful and calculating-and the pseudo murderer, stupid, vacillating and suggestible.†
Chpt 34

cunning = good at achieving goals through cleverness and deception

Definitions:

(1) (cunning as in: a cunning thief)
being good at achieving goals through cleverness -- and typically through deception as well (tricking others)
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
At one time, cunning was also used as a synonym for cute.