"Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit," e.g. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADAGE "Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit," e.g (5) LA Times Daily Sep 4, 2017
69% OUTDO Perform better than (5)
66% MOPED It's faster than an e-bike (5) Universal Oct 21, 2025
66% OUTPERFORMED Did better than (12) The Times Concise Sep 1, 2025
63% INANE Foolish (5) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
63% REACTIONGIF Speechless Nathan Fillion, e,g, (11) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
63% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
63% FUNNY Witty (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 7, 2025
63% OUTHIT Bat better than (6) Newsday Aug 29, 2025
63% LATE Better ___ than never (4)

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