Smarter but initially wetter (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRAINIER Smarter but initially wetter (8) (8)
7% OUTWITS Is smarter than (7) Commuter Dec 9, 2025
6% YOGI He's "smarter than the average bear" (4) Universal Jan 9, 2026
6% DOUBLET One sported with hose, wetter holding this (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
5% PRANG Police initially called to crash (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
5% ATFIRST Initially (7) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
5% USSR Cold War initials (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 7, 2026
5% REO Classic car initials (3)
5% ABA Org. with the Rule of Law Initiative (3) New York Times Jan 2, 2026
5% SEO Initialism for an online advertiser (3) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
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