OK - today's Graun quick crossword: "Insincere talk - slope" (4)
I can see the insincere talk, but where is the slope? I've don't know of such a meaning and I can't (ha!) find that definition of the word in any dictionary.
I've certaianly heard it in terms of sloping ie Canted and a two second google turned up this
cant2
kant/
verb
verb: cant; 3rd person present: cants; past tense: canted; past participle: canted; gerund or present participle: canting
1.
have or cause to have a slanting or oblique position; tilt.
"he canted his head to look at the screen"
synonyms:
tilt, lean, slant, slope, incline, angle, be at an angle; More
tip, list, bank, heel
"the deck canted some twenty degrees"
(of a ship) swing round.
"the ship canted to starboard"
synonyms:
tilt, lean, slant, slope, incline, angle, be at an angle; More
tip, list, bank, heel
"the deck canted some twenty degrees"
noun
noun: cant; plural noun: cants
1.
a slope or tilt.
"the outward cant of the curving walls"
synonyms:
slope, slant, tilt, angle, inclination
"the outward cant of the curving walls"