The fellow surprisingly genial as a philosopher (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The fellow surprisingly genial as a philosopher (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 12, 2025. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HEGELIAN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEGELIAN The fellow surprisingly genial as a philosopher (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 12, 2025
6% SPRY Surprisingly nimble (4) Newsday Sep 4, 2025
6% WARM Genial (4) Newsday Jun 6, 2025
5% RENE Philosopher Descartes (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 10, 2025
5% LAO ___ Tzu (Chinese philosopher) (3)
5% DAN Dapper fellow (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 8, 2025
5% SOCRATIC Like some philosophical arguments (8) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
5% SPINOZA Philosopher visiting Australia in spring (7) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 5, 2025
5% KANT Prussian philosopher (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 3, 2025
5% JOE "Average" fellow (3) Universal Aug 30, 2025

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