It was all legal but too clever for the directors (5,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABOVEBOARD It was all legal but too clever for the directors (5,5) (10)
7% WELLPLAYED "Clever" (10) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
7% ASTUTE Clever (6) New York Times Dec 23, 2025
7% HUMAN All too fallible (5) Newsday Dec 21, 2025
7% BRIGHT Clever (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 16, 2025
7% SMART Clever (5) Universal Dec 7, 2025
6% INLAW Legal relative (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 12, 2026
6% PETTIFOGGERY Legal chicanery (12) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 4, 2026
6% COVENANT Legal agreement (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 28, 2025
6% PETIT Minor, legally (5) Premier Sunday Dec 28, 2025
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