Smart guy?
The crossword clue "Smart guy?" is answered by ALECK, a 5-letter entry. Used 70 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ALECK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALECK answer page.
Used 70 times across 30 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BRAIN (3 uses in xd)
- INTELLIGENTGENT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ALECK
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALECK, most used first.
- Smart ___ - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Smart ___ (wise guy) - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Smart-mouthed - SASSY, used 69 times
- Fall guy - PATSY, used 61 times
- Smart-alecky - SASSY, used 53 times
- Guy - FELLA, used 46 times
- Get smart - LEARN, used 45 times
- Smart guys? - ALECS, used 30 times
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