Smart-alecky
The crossword clue "Smart-alecky" is answered by PERT, a 4-letter entry. Used 51 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PERT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PERT answer page.
Used 51 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for PERT
Every other clue in this collection answered by PERT, most used first.
- Saucy - used 233 times, most recently in 2026
- Sassy - used 142 times, most recently in 2026
- Impudent - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Cheeky - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Jaunty - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Forward. - used 44 times, most recently in 2019
- Fresh-mouthed - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Sprightly - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Smart-mouthed - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Lively - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Chipper - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Fresh - used 22 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 - CHIC, used 90 times
- Smart guy? - ALEC, used 59 times
- Smart ___ - ALEC, used 52 times
- Get smart with - SASS, used 36 times
- Smart talk - SASS, used 27 times
- Smart-alecky - WISE, used 22 times
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