First in school by a long way, is visibly pleased (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue First in school by a long way, is visibly pleased (6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 18, 2026. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SMILES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMILES First in school by a long way, is visibly pleased (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 18, 2026
7% FAR A long way (3) Universal Sep 2, 2026
7% ACHE Long, in a way (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 13, 2026
6% AFAR A long way off (4) The Telegraph Mini Sep 17, 2026
6% EVIDENT Plainly visible (7) Wall Street Journal Sep 12, 2026
6% LIMO Long way to travel (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2026
6% DIM Barely visible (3) Newsday Aug 14, 2026
6% GOES "A little ___ a long way" (4)
6% BEG Say "Please, please, please" (3) The Atlantic Jun 12, 2026
5% NUDES Barely visible figures? (5) USA Today Sep 14, 2026

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