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Literally “sparkling”, metaphorically “excitingly clever” Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Literally “sparkling”, metaphorically “excitingly clever” last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCINTILLATING.
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Crossword Answer For Literally “sparkling”, metaphorically “excitingly clever”:
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | SCINTILLATING Literally “sparkling”, metaphorically “excitingly clever” | (13) | The Times Specialist Sunday | Dec 10, 2023 |
| 4% | WIT Verbal cleverness | (3) | Newsday | Oct 19, 2025 |
| 4% | LIP Disrespect metaphor | (3) | Newsday | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 4% | ARESO Not-so-clever comeback | (5) | Newsday | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 4% | UNIT Meter or liter | (4) | USA Today | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 4% | SLY Clever and cagey | (3) | ||
| 4% | PALATE Taste, metaphorically | (6) | New York Times | Oct 13, 2025 |
| 4% | MASK Deception metaphor | (4) | Newsday | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 4% | WEB Metaphor for intrigue | (3) | Newsday | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 4% | IDIOM Non-literal phrase | (5) | Puzzler Backwords | Oct 10, 2025 |
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