Looks happy picking up current figures of speech Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Looks happy picking up current figures of speech last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SIMILES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SIMILES Looks happy picking up current figures of speech (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 16, 2017
3% NAB Pick up a perp (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 6, 2025
3% POWERNAP Quick pick-me-up (8) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
3% IMAGERY Carvings etc - figures of speech (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 31, 2025
3% DETECT Pick up on (6) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
3% TATTY Cheap-looking Glaswegian vegetable picked up (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 29, 2025
3% PACE "Pick up the ___" (increase the speed) (4)
3% PAID Picked up the tab (4) LA Times Daily Oct 28, 2025
3% NAPE Place to pick up kittens? (4) USA Today Oct 25, 2025
3% IDIOM Figure of speech (5) Universal Oct 22, 2025

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Looks happy picking up current figures of speech Crossword Clue
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