Smart ___ (wise guy)
The crossword clue "Smart ___ (wise guy)" is answered by ALECK, a 5-letter entry. Used 36 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus.
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ALECK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALECK answer page.
Used 36 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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- Smart guy? - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Smart ___ - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
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