The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALECK , but the solution may also be ALEC which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Smart-___ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALECK | 42 % | 5 |
| ALEC | 40 % | 4 |
| ALECS | 10 % | 5 |
| ALECKS | 3 % | 6 |
| ALECKY | 3 % | 6 |
| SET | 2 % | 3 |
Why may ALEC be the right solution?
The term "smart alec" is a colloquial phrase meaning someone who is irritatingly clever or sarcastic. "Alec" is a name that fits this description and is commonly used in this phrase.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Smart-___
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hurt
- ache
- raffish
- rakish
- snappy
- cagy
- impertinent
- dashing
- impudent
- overbold
- shrewd
- jaunty
Crossword Answer definitions
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 ALECK
- Smart ____ (wise guy)
- Smart fellow?
- Smart __
- Smart __ (wise guy)
- Smart guy?
- Smart sort?
- Smart ___ (wisenheimer)
- Smart-___
- Smart ___ (wise guy)
- Smart ___ (wiseacre)
More clues leading to the result ALEC
- Actor Baldwin
- A Baldwin brother
- Actor Guinness
- Baldwin of "Glengarry Glen Ross"
- Baldwin or Waugh
- Fish sauce
- Guinness, for one
- Obi Wan's portrayer
- One of the Baldwins
- Waugh or Guinness
More clues leading to the result ALECS
- Baldwin and Guinness
- Guinness, et al.
- Smart ___
- Guinness and Baldwin
- Smart guys?
- Waugh and Baldwin
- McCowen and Guinness
- Baldwin and Waugh
- Guinness and Waugh
- Waugh and Guinness
More clues leading to the result ALECKS
- Smart guys?
- Smart __: wise guys
- Smart ones?
- Smart set?
- Smart ___ (wise guys).
- Smart ___.
- The "smart" set.
- Smart ___
- Smart ones
- Smart ___ (wise guys)