John le Carre's (cheerful?) spy (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue John le Carre's (cheerful?) spy (6) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on October 19, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SMILEY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMILEY John le Carre's (cheerful?) spy (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Oct 19, 2026
57% ALEC Le Carre spy __ Leamas (4)
53% TINKER John le Carre's classic, ..., Tailor, Soldier, Spy (6)
53% TINKERTAILORSOLDIERSPY John le Carre novel (22)
48% AGENT Spy (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 14, 2026
48% CALEB "The Alienist" author Carr (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 3, 2026
48% CARRE Spy novelist John le ___ (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 8, 2026
48% APERFECTSPY 1986 novel by John le Carre (11) Mirror Quiz Oct 14, 2024
48% SPY Many a John le Carr character (3)
48% TINKERTAILORSOLDIERPI John le Carre's math textbook? (21)

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