Based on "I say", a word for an old saw, proverb or trite maxim (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADAGE Based on "I say", a word for an old saw, proverb or trite maxim (5) (5)
6% SEX It sells, in an old maxim (3) New York Times Mini Oct 8, 2025
5% MAXIM Saw (5) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2025
5% ANYHOW "As I was saying ..." (6)
5% EEK "I saw a mouse!" (3) USA Today Sep 26, 2025
5% OLDSAW Proverb (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 25, 2025
5% SAW Proverb (3) The Telegraph Quick Sep 20, 2025
5% HER The Beatles' "I Saw ___ Standing There" (3)
5% WAS "___ it a cat I saw?" (palindrome) (3) Universal Sep 7, 2025
5% CORNY Trite and tiresome (5) Newsday Aug 22, 2025
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