Defeat in cleverness Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Defeat in cleverness last seen in Premier Sunday puzzle. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OUTSMART.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OUTSMART Defeat in cleverness (8) Premier Sunday Sep 10, 2017
30% OUTWIT Defeat through cleverness (6) (6)
3% IDEA Clever notion (4) LA Times Daily Nov 24, 2025
3% ILOSE Admission of defeat (5) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
3% LOSE Be defeated (4) (4) Mirror Quick Nov 19, 2025
3% SMOKES Defeats decisively, in slang (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
3% SMART Clever (5) USA Today Nov 14, 2025
3% SUBTITLE *Clever and indirect (8) Universal Nov 14, 2025
3% REDOUBT Clever to escape formidable stronghold (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
3% ARENT "___ you clever!" (5) Universal Nov 12, 2025

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