Smart ___
The crossword clue "Smart ___" is answered by ALECK, a 5-letter entry. Used 60 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. 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 60 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ALECK
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALECK, most used first.
- Smart guy? - used 70 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
- Smart-alecky - SASSY, used 53 times
- Get smart - LEARN, used 45 times
- Smart guys? - ALECS, used 30 times
- Smart - STING, used 29 times
- Smart set - MENSA, used 26 times
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