One insect leaves very smart fish (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRILL One insect leaves very smart fish (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Apr 7, 2026
7% OMIT Leave to be sick, but not very (4) The Times Cryptic Apr 9, 2026
6% GUPPY Fish very quietly eaten by fellow (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Apr 19, 2026
6% NEAT Smart (4) (4) Mirror Quick Apr 10, 2026
6% SASSY Smart-alecky (5) Newsday Mar 25, 2026
6% NOCONTEST Very easy for one side (9) The Telegraph Quick Mar 22, 2026
6% ALEC Smart man? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 19, 2026
6% BOWOUT Take one's leave (6) New York Times Mar 18, 2026
6% ALECK Smart guy (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 7, 2026
6% TEMPO Grave is a very slow one (5) The Washington Post Mini Mar 5, 2026

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