A trick by an old buffoon (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANTIC A trick by an old buffoon (5) (5)
9% OAF Buffoon (3) USA Today Oct 20, 2025
9% FOOLS Buffoons (5) The Times Concise Sep 18, 2025
9% OAFS Buffoons (4) LA Times Daily Aug 8, 2025
8% TREAT "Trick or ____!" (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 31, 2025
8% JAPES Tricks (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
8% SPARTA A trick's upset old city (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
7% ATLAS Victim of a Herculean trick (5) Newsday Oct 25, 2025
7% ACE It's good for tricks (3) New York Times Oct 24, 2025
7% NAIVE Too easily tricked (5) Newsday Oct 21, 2025
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