Self-styled expert
The crossword clue "Self-styled expert" is answered by MAVEN, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MAVEN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MAVEN answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MAVEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by MAVEN, most used first.
- Expert - used 108 times, most recently in 2026
- Connoisseur - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
- Whiz - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Aficionado - used 6 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.
- Self-evident truth - AXIOM, used 88 times
- Expert - ADEPT, used 77 times
- Self-assurance - POISE, used 57 times
- Self-confidence - POISE, used 46 times
- "To ___ own self be true" - THINE, used 38 times
- Shorthand expert - STENO, used 29 times
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