"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% LATE "Better ___ than never" (4)
66% OUTSOLD Did better in retail than (7) Commuter Dec 13, 2025
66% UNSURPASSED Better than anyone else (11) Commuter Dec 10, 2025
66% CLEVER Witty (6) LA Times Daily Nov 28, 2025
66% EAGLE One better than a birdie (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 26, 2025
66% WIN Do better than place (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 19, 2025
66% OUTDO Perform better than (5)
63% MUSICNOTES E, G, B, D and F, e.g. (10) USA Today Dec 5, 2025
63% INANE Foolish (5) Eugene Sheffer Nov 3, 2025

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