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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRILLIANT Extremely clever thing in the ring, perhaps (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 24, 2017
6% WELLPLAYED "Clever" (10) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
6% ARENT "___ you clever?" (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 27, 2025
6% ASTUTE Clever (6) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
6% BRIGHT Clever (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 16, 2025
6% CREDITOR Extremely clever journalist, one you owe something to (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
6% SMART Clever (5) Universal Dec 7, 2025
6% SLY Sneakily clever (3) New York Times Dec 3, 2025
6% WIT Cleverness (3) USA Today Nov 28, 2025
5% BONEIDLE Extremely lazy (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 9, 2026

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