Answer to "Sharper" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word KEENER , but the solution may also be SCAMARTIST which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in LA Times).

Sharper crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
KEENER	44 %	6
CHEAT	22 %	5
ACUTER	11 %	6
SCAMARTIST	6 %	10
SHRILLER	6 %	8
CROOK	6 %	5
SAVVIER	6 %	7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sharper

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• swindler
• sharpie
• gouger
• chiseller
• chiseler
• sharpy
• cheat
• escroc
• clearer
• finer
• closer
• more

Crossword Answer definitions

KEENER adjective

1. Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
2. Fierce, intense, vehement.
3. Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
4. Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
5. Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
6. Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
7. Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
8. Marvelous.
9. Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.

KEENER noun

1. One who keens at a funeral.
2. Someone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result KEENER

• Better honed
• Catherine of "Full Frontal"
• More gung-ho
• More perspicacious
• Comparatively quick-witted
• More eager
• Sharper
• Less dull
• More mentally alert
• Sharper, as eyes

More clues leading to the result CHEAT

• Deceive by trickery
• Shortchange, say
• Peek at the answer
• Peek during a test
• Break the rules
• Steal answers
• Get an A by stealth
• Refuse to play by the rules
• Swindle
• Use a crib sheet

More clues leading to the result ACUTER

• More intense
• Closer to being right?
• More critical
• More sharp, as pain
• More serious
• More severe
• Sharper, in a way
• More sensitive, as hearing
• Sharper.
• Keener.

More clues leading to the result SCAMARTIST

• Hustler
• Sharper
• Swindler
• Conman
• One may take you in
• Con guy
• Phony
• One might take you in
• One who's gotten good marks?
• Con pro (see letters 4 to 7)

More clues leading to the result SHRILLER

• More piercing and high-pitched
• More high-pitched.
• Sharper.
• Marked by greater intensity
• Less pleasing to the ear
• More piercing

More clues leading to the result CROOK

• Ponzi scheme operator
• Nixon denied being one
• Shepherd's staff
• Bend, turn, or curve
• Cop's quarry
• One who practices breaking and entering
• Sharper
• Swindler
• Curved piece
• Hustler

More clues leading to the result SAVVIER

• Sharper