Wise guy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wise guy featured in New York Times puzzle on November 26, 2025. We have found 41 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 SAGE.

Crossword Answer For Wise guy:

23 Potential Answers:

Answer	Length	Source	Date
SAGE Wise guy	(4)	New York Times	Nov 26, 2025
SMARTALECK Wise guy	(10)	Wall Street Journal	Oct 30, 2025
GURU Wise guy	(4)	New York Times	Nov 30, 2023
MISTERKNOWITALL Wise guy	(15)	USA Today	Nov 14, 2023
ERNIE Wise guy?	(5)	The Telegraph Cryptic	Feb 22, 2023
SMARTIE Wise guy	(7)	Wall Street Journal	Jan 8, 2022
YOGI Wise guy	(4)	New York Times	Aug 11, 2016
SWAMI Wise guy	(5)	New York Times	Aug 11, 2016
OWL Wise guy?	(3)	Eugene Sheffer	Nov 23, 2015
JOKER Wise guy	(5)	Newsday	Nov 19, 2015

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18 Similar Clues:

Rank	Answer	Length	Source	Date
42%	SAGES Wise guys	(5)	The Telegraph Plusword	Nov 3, 2025
40%	MAGI Wise guys	(4)	The Telegraph Cross Atlantic	Jul 24, 2024
40%	MAFIOSI Wise guys	(7)	The Guardian Quick	Nov 25, 2023
40%	THEMAGI Wise guys?	(7)	New York Times	Mar 20, 2022
40%	SMARTIES Wise guys	(8)	Wall Street Journal	Nov 21, 2019
40%	PRACTICALJOKERS Wise guys	(15)
40%	SMARTALECKS Wise guys	(11)	Thomas Joseph	Mar 2, 2015
40%	SWAMIS Wise guys	(6)
40%	MENSA Wise guys?	(5)
40%	GENIUSES Wise guys	(8)

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What is the answer of Wise guy Crossword Clue?

"SAGE" is a term often used to describe a wise and knowledgeable person, especially in the context of advice and wisdom. In crossword puzzles, "Wise guy" cleverly hints at this meaning, leading to the answer "SAGE."