| Acerbic, as wit |
Universal |
03 Jul 2025 |
| Keenly edged or pointed |
The Times Concise |
26 Jun 2025 |
| Could be keen on dollar instrument (5) |
|
|
| In music, an accidental that raises the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitone (5) |
|
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| Billy , Doncaster Rovers and 2015-2023 Sheffield United striker (5) |
|
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| Southern instrument is above normal pitch (5) |
|
|
| Second instrument is out of tune |
Mirror Cryptic |
31 May 2025 |
| Acute |
Mirror Quick |
31 May 2025 |
| Son with stringed instrument is keen |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
30 May 2025 |
| Note it is liable to cut (5) |
|
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| Caretaker Cronulla coach after Shane Flanagan in 2014, Peter ... (5) |
|
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| Small instrument with a point |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 May 2025 |
| Being keen, start to strum string instrument (5) |
|
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| Well-dressed |
Newsday |
11 May 2025 |
| Harps sabotaged? It's clear-cut (5) |
|
|
| See 4 Across |
Mirror Quiz |
21 Apr 2025 |
| Central character in 1840s W M Thackeray novel Vanity Fair (5,5) (see 4A) |
|
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| Keen, incisive (5) |
|
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| Prompt note (5) |
|
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| Clearly visible cutting (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
11 Apr 2025 |
| Second instrument is out of tune |
Mirror Cryptic |
10 Apr 2025 |
| Acute |
Mirror Quick |
10 Apr 2025 |
| Like good knives and pupils |
New York Times |
31 Mar 2025 |
| Neither flat nor blunt |
|
|
| Pointy |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Mar 2025 |
| Acute, keen (5) |
|
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| An incisive note? (5) |
|
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| Capable of cutting (5) |
Puzzler |
26 Feb 2025 |
| A quick note |
|
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| Like crisp images |
|
|
| Pointy |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Feb 2025 |
| Cuttingly clever? (5) |
|
|
| Quick-witted |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Feb 2025 |
| Keen son with stringed instrument |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Feb 2025 |
| # in music |
Commuter |
12 Feb 2025 |
| Quick-witted |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Feb 2025 |
| Small instrument that's acute (5) |
|
|
| Southern instrument needing to be lowered in pitch (5) |
|
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| Type of note produced by harps (5) |
|
|
| Musical symbol; pungent |
The Telegraph Mini |
02 Jan 2025 |
| Well-honed: the knife is very - |
|
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| Like a knife's blade |
|
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| A good knife i: (5) |
|
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| A good knife is ___ (5) |
|
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| Billy ...., Doncaster Rovers striker (5) |
|
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| Quick but overpitched (5) |
|
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| DJ notorious for his mullet haircut in the 1980s, Pat _ (5) |
|
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| Keen, acute (5) |
|
|
| Quick-witted |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Small instrument not in tune |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Like needles or claws |
|
|
| Small instrument pitched too high |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Nov 2024 |
| Saying, 'As ___-- as a tack' |
|
|
| Small instrument that is not flat (5) |
|
|
| Pointed tip of short instrument |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
11 Nov 2024 |
| Well-honed: a - knife |
|
|
| Shrill and piercing |
|
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| Acute |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Oct 2024 |
| Like a knife's edge or a brilliant mind, say |
|
|
| Like pins and needles |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Quick-witted |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Oct 2024 |
| Keen son on stringed instrument |
The Sun Two Speed |
05 Oct 2024 |
| Like some cheddar |
LA Times Daily |
30 Sep 2024 |
| With a good cutting edge |
|
|
| Seven _, NZ current affairs/entertainment show (5) |
|
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| The small Instrument is off key (5) |
|
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| Harps played this way can have a cutting effect (5) |
|
|
| Accidental - tart (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Sep 2024 |
| Accidental a tart (5) |
|
|
| Stylish marker pen that is missing (5) |
|
|
| Musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch (5) |
|
|
| Well-honed point on instrument (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
18 Aug 2024 |
| Acute |
Mirror Quick |
17 Aug 2024 |
| Second instrument is out of tune |
Mirror Cryptic |
17 Aug 2024 |
| Second instrument out of tune |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Aug 2024 |
| Becky ___, heroine of Vanity Fair (5) |
|
|
| ZZ Top's "___ Dressed Man" |
|
|
| Keen to be above the merely natural? (5) |
|
|
| Pointy |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Jun 2024 |
| A certain note played by a pointed instrument? (5) |
|
|
| Keen and quick-witted (5) |
|
|
| Pointedly off the note (5) |
|
|
| Raised in pitch by a semitone (5) |
|
|
| Japanese electronics manufacturer (5) |
|
|
| Acute and out of tune (5) |
|
|
| #, on a music score |
USA Today |
30 May 2024 |
| A sewing needle has a ___ point (5) |
|
|
| Having a quick and incisive mind (5) |
|
|
| Well-defined (image) |
Mirror Tea Time |
21 May 2024 |
| Sister's first harp is out of tune (5) |
|
|
| Acute |
Mirror Quick |
18 May 2024 |
| It raised the tone quickly (5) |
|
|
| Second instrument is out of tune |
Mirror Cryptic |
18 May 2024 |
| Promptly out of tune... |
|
|
| Musician's harp's kept tuned slightly higher than usual |
|
|
| In music, a note raised a semitone above natural pitch (5) |
|
|
| Like the spines of a cactus |
|
|
| Mentally acute |
Commuter |
09 May 2024 |
| Mentally astute |
Commuter |
02 May 2024 |
| Southern instrument too high in pitch (5) |
|
|
| Pointy |
Mirror Quick |
22 Apr 2024 |
| Second instrument is out of tune |
Mirror Cryptic |
22 Apr 2024 |
| Pointed out harps (5) |
|
|
| Musical note raised by a semitone (5) |
|
|
| Not blunt (5) |
|
|
| Top dressing to improve lawn drainage, - - - sand (5) |
|
|
| #VanityFair's star figure |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 Mar 2024 |
| Small instrument is pointed (5) |
|
|
| Flat's opposite |
Commuter |
12 Mar 2024 |
| 1985 Oaks, St Leger and 1000 Guineas winner ridden by Steve Cauthen (5) |
|
|
| A note of asperity |
|
|
| Far from blunt kind of note (5) |
|
|
| Keen son with stringed instrument |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Quick-witted |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Surname of Thackeray's wilful heroine (5) |
|
|
| Quick on the uptake, ... as a tack |
|
|
| Small instrument not blunt |
|
|
| Becky - - -, Thackeray's heroine |
|
|
| Ending in a piercing point |
|
|
| Having a point, like the flavour of lemon? (5) |
|
|
| Like the edge of a good knife |
|
|
| What "#" can mean |
New York Times Mini |
22 Jan 2024 |
| Keen to be incisive (5) |
|
|
| Keen-edged |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Surname of the orphan-turned-social climber, Becky, in Vanity Fair (5) |
|
|
| Clever Chinese dog, not English one |
The Times Cryptic |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Small instrument for piercing |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Jan 2024 |
| Acute |
Mirror Quick |
01 Jan 2024 |
| Second lyre is out of tune |
Mirror Cryptic |
01 Jan 2024 |
| Pointy |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Dec 2023 |
| Acute |
Mirror Quick |
16 Dec 2023 |
| Second instrument is out of tune |
Mirror Cryptic |
16 Dec 2023 |
| Like a knife's blade |
|
|
| #smartandstylish |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Dec 2023 |
| One of two, in D major |
Universal |
05 Nov 2023 |
| Southern music-maker's off-key |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Sep 2023 |
| Like some aged cheddar |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2023 |
| Like most knives |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2023 |
| Second instrument not in tune? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Jul 2023 |
| Quick-witted |
USA Today |
12 Jul 2023 |
| Razor-___ |
USA Today |
03 Jul 2023 |
| Like a knife's edge |
|
|
| Like the edge of a chef's knife |
|
|
| Spiky |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2023 |
| Astute |
Canadiana |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Flat's counterpart |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Apr 2023 |
| Flat's musical counterpart |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2023 |
| Like the edge of a new knife |
|
|
| Counterpart of "flat," in music |
|
|
| Like aged cheddar |
New York Times |
30 Jan 2023 |
| Musical symbol |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Jan 2023 |
| Like a knife's blade |
|
|
| Pointy |
New York Times |
30 Nov 2022 |
| Like a knife's edge |
Newsday |
22 Nov 2022 |
| Keen-edged |
Newsday |
02 Nov 2022 |
| Above what is orally correct |
Newsday |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Staff symbol |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Aug 2022 |
| Good for cutting |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2022 |
| Like needles or claws |
|
|
| Good for cutting with |
Newsday |
02 May 2022 |
| Like a nice steak knife |
Family Time |
17 Apr 2022 |
| Musical symbol |
The Washington Post |
11 Apr 2022 |
| Musical symbol |
LA Times Daily |
11 Apr 2022 |
| Not dull, as minds |
|
|
| Small instrument tuned a little high? |
|
|
| Good for cutting |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2022 |
| Like a good knife |
Family Time |
14 Feb 2022 |
| Like well-aged cheddar |
USA Today |
09 Feb 2022 |
| Like a dagger |
The Washington Post Sunday |
06 Feb 2022 |
| Like some knives or tongues |
|
|
| Keen |
The Guardian Quick |
20 Nov 2021 |
| Small stringed instrument not perfectly tuned |
|
|
| Too high in pitch |
The Times Concise |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Recycling instruments could be accidental |
|
|
| Pointy |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Aug 2021 |
| Pointed, say |
New York Times |
19 Jul 2021 |
| Like a new knife |
|
|
| Special musical instrument's pointed |
|
|
| Like a good knife |
|
|
| Word before 'tongue' or 'cheddar' |
USA Today |
23 May 2021 |
| Higher than expected, for a singer |
The Washington Post Sunday |
23 May 2021 |
| Small instrument for cutting |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Apr 2021 |
| Staff symbol |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Apr 2021 |
| Cheddar specification |
Newsday |
28 Mar 2021 |
| Clearly defined; note |
The Times Concise |
01 Mar 2021 |
| Like a chef's knife |
|
|
| Quick-witted |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Accidental piercing |
|
|
| Quick-witted |
The Washington Post |
28 Nov 2020 |
| Quick-witted |
LA Times Daily |
28 Nov 2020 |
| Above normal pitch |
The Times Concise |
15 Oct 2020 |
| On the dot |
LA Times Daily |
10 Oct 2020 |
| On the dot |
The Washington Post |
10 Oct 2020 |
| Flat’s counterpart |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Oct 2020 |
| Opposite of blunt |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2020 |
| Piercing alert is pitched too high |
|
|
| Nobody's fool |
Newsday |
07 Aug 2020 |
| Pitched high |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jul 2020 |
| Like some cheddar |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2020 |
| Musical symbol |
Thomas Joseph |
25 May 2020 |
| Quick on the uptake |
Universal |
29 Apr 2020 |
| Incisive English coming from satirical novelist |
|
|
| With 6-Down, acute power of discernment |
New York Times |
10 Apr 2020 |
| Small stringed instrument needing tuning? |
|
|
| Pointed |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Mar 2020 |
| Exactly |
|
|
| Like a good knife |
|
|
| Scientist's first instrument that's smart |
|
|
| Note coming from small plucked instrument |
|
|
| Note raised by small instrument |
|
|
| Good cutting edge or acute road turn |
Irish Times Simplex |
24 Sep 2019 |
| Small instrument for cutting |
|
|
| Acute |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Sep 2019 |
| Pitched too high |
USA Today |
17 Aug 2019 |
| Quick-witted character on the staff |
|
|
| Astute |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Jun 2019 |
| On the dot |
Newsday |
16 Jun 2019 |
| Astute playwright shortened kind of speech |
|
|
| "She has a ___ tongue." ("She often says unkind words.") |
|
|
| Acidic; note |
The Times Concise |
26 Apr 2019 |
| Pound sign look-alike |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Apr 2019 |
| Spiffy |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2019 |
| Tangy |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Jan 2019 |
| Spiffy |
|
|
| Astute |
|
|
| Pound sign look-alike |
|
|
| Pitched too high |
|
|
| Singular instrument needing strings slackened? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Dec 2018 |
| Quick-witted |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Dec 2018 |
| Keen son on stringed instrument |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Dec 2018 |
| Piece not finishing quietly and not in tune |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Nov 2018 |
| Cutting |
The Washington Post |
21 Sep 2018 |
| Cutting |
LA Times Daily |
21 Sep 2018 |
| Note coming from small plucked instrument |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Sep 2018 |
| Quick-witted character on the staff |
|
|
| Pointy |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Aug 2018 |
| Like a Chef's knife |
|
|
| Like a new knife |
|
|
| #, in music |
USA Today |
14 Aug 2018 |
| Like a new axe or knife |
|
|
| Start to strum instrument? That's not natural |
|
|
| Cutting |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Jun 2018 |
| Like aged cheddar |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jun 2018 |
| Like aged cheddar |
The Washington Post |
19 Jun 2018 |
| Small instrument for piercing |
|
|
| Opposite of flat, in music |
Family Time |
13 May 2018 |
| Pitch-raising notation |
Newsday |
20 Apr 2018 |
| Out of tune? Precisely! |
|
|
| #, outside of Twitter |
Jonesin |
13 Mar 2018 |
| Small instrument out of tune |
|
|
| Astute |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
02 Mar 2018 |
| Like the edge of a new knife |
|
|
| Note, part of lush arpeggio |
|
|
| Like aged cheddar |
USA Today |
07 Jan 2018 |
| Like aged cheddar |
|
|
| #, in music |
|
|
| Astute |
|
|
| Like aged cheddar |
|
|
| Cutting |
|
|
| Pointed, as a comment |
Newsday |
14 Dec 2017 |
| #, on a score |
USA Today |
23 Sep 2017 |
| Like the edge of a new knife |
|
|
| *Pointed ... and the end of the word ladder |
New York Times |
30 Aug 2017 |
| Above true pitch; stylish |
The Times Concise |
29 Aug 2017 |
| Quiet way to speak about a cheat |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Jul 2017 |
| Quiet way to speak about a cheat |
|
|
| Like a knife's edge |
|
|
| Not dull |
New York Times |
24 May 2017 |
| Second angel's instrument is raised in pitch |
|
|
| On the ball |
Premier Sunday |
07 May 2017 |
| Piercing; clearly defined |
The Times Concise |
18 Apr 2017 |
| Tuned too high |
New York Times |
05 Apr 2017 |
| Like hairpin turns |
Jonesin |
07 Mar 2017 |
| Quick-witted |
USA Today |
31 Jan 2017 |
| Quick-witted |
|
|
| Not dull |
|
|
| Tuned too high |
|
|
| #, on a score |
|
|
| Like some cheddar |
|
|
| *Pointed ... and the end of the word ladder |
|
|
| Cutting; acidic |
The Times Concise |
22 Dec 2016 |
| Freshly honed |
The Washington Post |
21 Dec 2016 |
| Piercing or pungent |
Newsday |
19 Nov 2016 |
| Hard to fool |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Flat's counterpart |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Oct 2016 |
| Quick-witted |
Newsday |
05 Jun 2016 |
| Mentally acute |
Universal |
15 Feb 2016 |
| Mentally acute |
|
|
| Like a honed knife |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2015 |
| Quick-witted |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2015 |
| Like vampire fangs |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Oct 2015 |
| Keen-edged |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2015 |
| Pointy |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Aug 2015 |
| #, in music |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jun 2015 |
| Astute |
Universal |
06 May 2015 |
| Like provolone piccante |
LA Times Daily |
08 Apr 2015 |
| Astute |
USA Today |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Astute or acute |
|
|
| Astute |
|
|
| Keen-edged |
|
|
| Astute |
|
|
| Like provolone piccante |
|
|
| Like provolone piccante |
|
|
| Like a honed knife |
|
|
| #, in music |
|
|
| Quick-witted |
|
|
| Quick on the uptake |
|
|
| Like vampire fangs |
|
|
| Quicksand of sorts? |
|
|
| Like a tack |
|
|
| On the ball |
|
|
| Biting |
|
|
| What # may indicate |
|
|
| On the dot |
|
|
| Cheese adjective |
|
|
| Quick |
|
|
| Pungent |
|
|
| Cheesy adjective |
|
|
| Not fuzzy |
|
|
| On, as a pitcher |
|
|
| Nobody's fool |
|
|
| Good for cutting |
|
|
| Cheddar type |
|
|
| On the button |
|
|
| See 34-Across |
|
|
| On the dot |
|
|
| Piercing |
|
|
| Like aged cheddar |
|
|
| Like a knife's edge |
|
|
| Opposite of flat, musically |
|
|
| Like the cutting edge |
|
|
| Cheddar type |
|
|
| Like some cheddar |
|
|
| A little too high |
|
|
| On the ball |
|
|
| Like honed knives |
|
|
| #, on scores |
|
|
| Well-honed |
|
|
| #, on scores |
|
|
| Like honed knives |
|
|
| Well-honed |
|
|
| Clever |
|
|
| Quick-thinking |
|
|
| Quick-witted |
|
|
| Acute |
|
|
| Like some wits or cheeses |
|
|
| The key of G has one |
|
|
| Like some wits or cheeses |
|
|
| Astute |
|
|
| Astute |
|
|
| Kind of dresser |
|
|
| Off-key, in a way |
|
|
| Off-key, in a way |
|
|
| Opposite of mild, in cheeses |
|
|
| Like a good knife |
|
|
| On the ball or on the dot |
|
|
| Like a razor |
|
|
| Acute |
|
|
| Like some cheddar |
|
|
| On the ball |
|
|
| Like some cheddar |
|
|
| Like a tack |
|
|
| Like a useful knife |
|
|
| On the dot |
|
|
| On the ball |
|
|
| In perfect focus |
|
|
| Keen-edged |
|
|
| On the ball or on the dot |
|
|
| Precipitous |
|
|
| Pitched too high |
|
|
| Keen-edged |
|
|
| Like pungent cheese |
|
|
| Kind of dresser |
|
|
| Quick-witted |
|
|
| Staff symbol |
|
|
| On the dot |
|
|
| Acute |
|
|
| Staff symbol |
|
|
| Acute |
|
|
| Like some cheddar |
|
|
| __ as a tack |
|
|
| Mentally acute |
|
|
| Like some cheeses |
|
|
| Note notation |
|
|
| Quick-witted |
|
|
| Word with wit or dresser |
|
|
| Opposite of mild, in cheeses |
|
|
| Brainy |
|
|
| Pointy |
|
|
| Quick-witted |
|
|
| In perfect focus |
|
|
| In perfect focus |
|
|
| A little high |
|
|
| Like a good knife |
|
|
| On the dot |
|
|
| Like a good knife |
|
|
| Not flat |
|
|
| Off key |
|
|
| Like a tack |
|
|
| Mark on a staff |
|
|
| Tacky? |
|
|
| Like some cheese |
|
|
| Not blurred |
|
|
| Perceptive |
|
|
| Cheese adjective |
|
|
| What a "#" indicates in music |
|
|
| Like some cheese |
|
|
| Certain accidental |
|
|
| Accidental, in music |
|
|
| With it |
|
|
| On the dot |
|
|
| Well-dressed |
|
|
| Out of tune |
|
|
| Knifelike |
|
|
| Like a tack |
|
|
| Perceptive |
|
|
| Not blurred |
|
|
| Like some curves |
|
|
| Like some cheddar |
|
|
| Eagle-eyed |
|
|
| Dashing |
|
|
| Like a scalpel |
|
|
| Stylish |
|
|
| Above pitch |
|
|
| Stylish |
|
|
| Shrewd |
|
|
| On the dot |
|
|
| Clever |
|
|
| On the dot |
|
|
| Clever |
|
|
| Acerbic |
|
|
| Distinct |
|
|
| Musical symbol |
|
|
| Pointed |
|
|
| Like some cheddars |
|
|
| Musical sign |
|
|
| Swindler |
|
|
| Honed |
|
|
| Tacklike |
|
|
| Cheddar style |
|
|
| Intellectually penetrating |
|
|
| Cheesy adjective |
|
|
| ___ as a tack |
|
|
| Company begun as the first maker of mechanical pencils |
|
|
| Knifelike |
|
|
| Mentally acute |
|
|
| Astute |
|
|
| Like some wits or cheeses |
|
|
| Sudden |
|
|
| Maker of the Wizard electronic organizer |
|
|
| The key of G has one |
|
|
| Higher than normal |
|
|
| High-pitched |
|
|
| Mentally alert |
|
|
| On the ball |
|
|
| Clever |
|
|
| Nattily clad |
|
|
| Becky ___ of "Vanity Fair" |
|
|
| Becky ___, Thackeray minx |
|
|
| Keen |
|
|
| On the ball |
|
|
| Acute |
|
|
| Thackeray's Becky |
|
|
| Musical notation |
|
|
| Incisive |
|
|
| Kind of shooter |
|
|
| Literary Becky |
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| Cutting |
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| Stylish, informally |
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| Caustic |
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| Peaked |
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| Becky of "Vanity Fair" |
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| Piano key |
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| Razorlike |
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| Shrewd |
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| In shape, as a boxer |
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| Like some cheese |
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| Natty |
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| Music symbol |
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| Distinct |
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| Black piano key |
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| Becky |
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| Shrewd in dealing. |
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| Miss Becky. |
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| Caustic. |
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| Angular. |
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| A little high in music class? |
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| Like the cutting edge |
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| Trenchant. |
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| Quick on the uptake. |
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| Musical symbol. |
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| Becky. |
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| Well-tuned-in. |
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| Peaked. |
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| Pointed. |
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| Music symbol. |
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| Vigorous. |
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| Biting. |
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| "Nutmeg Tree" author |
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| Edged. |
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| Cutting. |
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| Note, in music. |
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| Acute. |
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| Distinct. |
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| Thackeray's female opportunist. |
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| Keen. |
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