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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WISEST Is taken in by setter's direction, extremely clever (6) The Telegraph Cryptic May 29, 2016
67% ASTUTE Clever (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 4, 2026
61% SUN Our setter? (3) The Telegraph Quick Apr 2, 2026
61% IDEA Clever thought? (4)
61% IMMEDIATE Direct the setter's friend to cover Hendrix periodically (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
61% WELLPLAYED "Clever" (10) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
58% REFER Direct (to) (5) New York Times Mar 31, 2026
58% SLY Clever like a fox (3) Newsday Mar 31, 2026
58% OHSO Extremely (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 26, 2026
58% GENIUS Very clever person (6) Puzzler Backwords Mar 25, 2026

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