Wise guy
The crossword clue "Wise guy" is answered by SWAMI, a 5-letter entry. Used 18 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SWAMI
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SWAMI answer page.
Used 18 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- OHA (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for SWAMI
Every other clue in this collection answered by SWAMI, most used first.
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- Hindu mystic - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Hindu guru - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Hindu title. - used 17 times, most recently in 2019
- Wise teacher - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Hindu sage - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Hindu pundit - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Hindu religious teacher - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
- Hindu ascetic - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Hindu honorific - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
- Guru - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Hindu master - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Mystic - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
- Turbaned teacher - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Wise ones - SAGES, used 133 times
- Wise saying - ADAGE, used 91 times
- Wise guys - SAGES, used 80 times
- Smart guy? - ALECK, used 70 times
- Fall guy - PATSY, used 61 times
- Wise men - SAGES, used 49 times
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