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Smart ___ (wise guy)

Answer: ALECK - 5 letters

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

ALECK

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALECK answer page.

36Times used
21Distinct years
2026Most recent year
17Publications

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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