It's "rarely pure and never simple," per Oscar Wilde Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRUTH It's 'rarely pure and never simple,' per Oscar Wilde (5) New York Times Nov 13, 2022
98% THETRUTH It's 'rarely pure and never simple,' per Oscar Wilde (8) New York Times Mar 16, 2017
61% EPIGRAM The truth is rarely pure and never simple, say (7) The Guardian Quick Feb 17, 2024
59% IDEAL An ____ Husband, Oscar Wilde play (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 2, 2026
56% KASHMIR Disputed area's reported money, pure and simple (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 9, 2026
56% CHASTE Pure (6) USA Today Feb 2, 2026
56% THISSUSPENSEIS Start of an Oscar Wilde quote (14) Newsday Jan 30, 2026
56% CREATIVITY It is "making the complicated simple, awesomely simple," per Charles Mingus (10) New York Times Jan 23, 2026
53% EASY Simple (4) USA Today Mar 14, 2026
53% CHOP 40 per cent of simple keyboard piece cut (4) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 13, 2026

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