"Penny wise, pound foolish," e.g. Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADAGE "Penny wise, pound foolish," e.g. (5)
84% PENNY ___ wise and pound foolish (5)
78% REACTIONGIF Speechless Nathan Fillion, e,g, (11) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
78% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
74% ONE "___ a penny, two a penny ..." (3)
74% INANE Foolish (5) Universal Sep 11, 2025
71% CENT Penny (4) Universal Oct 8, 2025
71% PRUDENT Wise (7) New York Times Sep 27, 2025
71% TRADUCE Defame foolish curate about a penny (7) (7)
67% ABE Penny prez (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 9, 2025
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