Crafty (krft), a.
Etymology: [AS. cr.]
1. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous. [Obs.] "Crafty work." Piers Plowman.
2. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful. A noble crafty man of trees. Wyclif.
3. Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily. "A pair of crafty knaves." Shak. With anxious care and crafty wiles. J. Baillie.
Syn. -- Skillful; dexterous; cunning; artful; wily; Cunning.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for crafty; he lists it under astute.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.