He showed some cleverness as an author (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VERNE He showed some cleverness as an author (5) (5)
8% WIT Cleverness (3) LA Times Daily Oct 23, 2025
7% GENIUS Clever clogs (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Oct 31, 2025
7% QUIPS Makes clever remarks (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 29, 2025
7% ARESO Not-so-clever comeback (5) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
7% SLY Clever and cagey (3)
7% PARTIAL Showing bias relating to some (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 11, 2025
7% FABLE Fellow with clever story (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 29, 2025
7% UNCLE To some extent shun clever relation (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 13, 2025
7% SMART Clever (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 7, 2025
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