A sly sycophant possibly who understands when person's lying? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A sly sycophant possibly who understands when person's lying? featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on March 9, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PSYCHOANALYST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PSYCHOANALYST A sly sycophant possibly who understands when person's lying? (13) The Times Cryptic Mar 9, 2026
45% INSECRET On the sly (8) LA Times Daily Mar 6, 2026
45% CRAFTY Sly (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 5, 2026
45% PARASITE Sycophant (8) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
41% RAMBO Sly role? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 8, 2026
41% LEERS Sly glances (5) LA Times Mini Mar 2, 2026
41% FOX "___ in the henhouse," phrase for an untrustworthy person with a "sly" animal in it (3)
41% GETSIT Understands (6) Thomas Joseph Feb 21, 2026
41% GETS Understands (4) LA Times Daily Feb 19, 2026
41% YESMAN Sycophant (3-3) (6) Mirror Quick Feb 18, 2026

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