One-named hit singer with 1985's "Smooth Operator" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue One-named hit singer with 1985's "Smooth Operator" last seen in New York Times Mini 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SADE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SADE One-named hit singer with 1985's "Smooth Operator" (4) New York Times Mini May 17, 2025
6% RAYE One-named "Escapism" singer (4) USA Today Jan 24, 2026
6% T "Smooth Operator" artist (1) USA Today Quick Nov 22, 2025
5% CASH "A Boy Named Sue" singer (4) LA Times Daily Feb 22, 2026
5% CHAKAKHAN Singer with the 1984 hit "I Feel for You" (9) LA Times Daily Feb 22, 2026
5% KESHA Singer with the 2009 #1 hit "Tik Tok" (5) New York Times Feb 18, 2026
5% ACED Hit a hole in one (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
5% IRONED Smoothed (out) (6) New York Times Feb 15, 2026
5% BEEKEEPING Sting operation? (10) LA Times Daily Feb 14, 2026
5% LORDE One-named singer with the 2017 platinum album "Melodrama" (5) New York Times Feb 11, 2026

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