Wise guy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wise guy last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SWAMI.

Crossword Answer For Wise guy:

23 Potential Answers:

Answer	Length	Source	Date
SWAMI Wise guy	(5)	Wall Street Journal	Aug 6, 2026
SMARTALECK Wise guy	(10)	Universal	Nov 29, 2025
SAGE Wise guy	(4)	New York Times	Nov 26, 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
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%	MAGI Wise guys?	(4)	The Atlantic	Aug 2, 2026
41%	SAGES Wise guys	(5)	Wall Street Journal	May 23, 2026
40%	GURUS Wise guys?	(5)	The Atlantic	Mar 22, 2026
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%	MENSA Wise guys?	(5)
40%	SWAMIS Wise guys	(6)

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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."