Lacking in smartness or taste (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOWDY Lacking in smartness or taste (5) (5)
10% CHEESEBALL Lacking taste (10) LA Times Daily Sep 6, 2025
8% COOKIE Smart ___ (6) New York Times Nov 6, 2025
8% SWISH Smart (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 24, 2025
8% ALECK Smart __ (5) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
8% CHIC Smart (4) New York Times Sep 26, 2025
8% STINGS Smarts (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 6, 2025
7% HAVENT Lack (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 8, 2025
7% SENSE Taste or touch (5) Commuter Nov 8, 2025
7% UMAMI Savory taste (5) LA Times Daily Nov 3, 2025
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