Wordplay known to Greeks, Socratic sort (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wordplay known to Greeks, Socratic sort (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on August 20, 2026. 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 ACROSTIC.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACROSTIC Wordplay known to Greeks, Socratic sort (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 20, 2026
7% PUNISH Fine wordplay - sort of (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 23, 2026
5% ILK Sort (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 14, 2026
5% ILKS Sorts (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 6, 2026
5% AIR Make known (3) Newsday Jul 31, 2026
5% NEE Once known as (3) USA Today Jul 26, 2026
5% ANON Author not known (4) Puzzler Backwords Jul 18, 2026
5% EMERGE Become known (6) Commuter Jul 13, 2026
5% PUN Clever wordplay, that often makes the listener cringe (3)
5% SUPPLYTEACHER Temporary educator's wordplay for hectare (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 7, 2026

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