Tormentor who would make Shelley more smart, when read out? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PERSECUTOR Tormentor who would make Shelley more smart, when read out? (10) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 5, 2022
4% ALECK Smart __ (5) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
4% ODE "___ to the West Wind" (Shelley poem) (3)
4% FAIRISLE Just read out passage in knitting pattern (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
4% EASES Makes more manageable (5) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
4% ENDOFSTORY There's nothing more to read - and that's that (3,2,5) (10) The Guardian Quiptic Oct 12, 2025
4% ILIE "Would -- to you?" (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 11, 2025
4% TOUGHEN Make more robust (7) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2025
4% WISEUP Get smart (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 7, 2025
4% SKIERS Racers who make tracks (6) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025

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