First silly story covered by fellow - wise guy! (5,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMARTALEC First silly story covered by fellow - wise guy! (5,4) (9)
8% SAGES Wise guys (5) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
8% SMARTALECK Wise guy (10) Universal Nov 29, 2025
8% SAGE Wise guy (4) New York Times Nov 26, 2025
6% INANE Silly (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 15, 2025
6% INON Wise to (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 29, 2025
6% SOA "___ wise guy, eh?": 2 wds. (3)
6% OYSTER Silly story about English mollusc (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Nov 2, 2025
6% FABLE Fellow with clever story (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 29, 2025
6% ALIBI Cover story? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 4, 2025
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