Smart-alecky Crossword Clue

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Smart-alecky Crossword Answer

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PERT

(4 letters)

WISE

(4 letters)

FRESH

(5 letters)

FLIP

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. improperly forward or bold

Hint 2: Clue Definition

SMART (adjective)
1. improperly forward or bold
2. characterized by quickness and ease in learning
SMART (noun)
1. a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
SMART (verb)
1. be the source of pain

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

PERT
(4 letters)
WISE
(4 letters)
FRESH
(5 letters)
FLIP
(4 letters)

More Newsday Crossword (8/14/2025) Answers

Across

1. Virgo follower

6. Secrets, for short

11. Scholarly show-off

12. Nation north of the Philippines

14. With 15-Across, Oscar film for '87 (with Peter O'Toole)

15. See 14-Across

17. Barbadian singer, to fans

18. Title like Mrs.

19. Partook of

20. Partaking of

22. Family member, familiarly

23. Family member, familiarly

25. With 43-Across, Oscar film for '36 (with William Powell)

27. "... — quit!"

28. Bucks and bulls

29. 'Little Women' girl

30. Marvel guy you shouldn't get mad

31. Former JFK lander

32. Speak ill of

33. GPS calculation

34. Pseudonym, for short

37. Pilot prefix

38. Vietnam Veterans Memorial designer

39. Noteworthy epoch

40. Sydney Zoo favorites

43. See 25-Across

45. Boardroom accessory

46. Associate with

47. Quilt filling

48. NHL or NBA stats

49. Partake of

50. Vanilla __ latte

51. With 54-Across, Oscar film for '45 (with Ray Milland)

54. See 51-Across

57. Prairie cousin

58. Pastoral poems

60. Too high to buy

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Down

1. Most suspicious

2. Sitting at a light

3. 52-Down plea

4. HMO personnel

5. ABA member

6. Gossip column twosomes

7. Appoint

8. Bit of advice

9. 52-Down "she"

10. NFC West team

11. Scams via spam

13. Claim of innocence

14. The Declaration's axioms

16. Pored over

18. Stanford alternative

21. Bit by bit

22. Final authority

23. Potpourri

24. Fine flooring

26. Sends out

27. Little doll

30. Sign of spring

34. *Offer of assistance

35. Joan of Arc siege city

36. It's northeast of Seville

37. Pint-size beverage

40. Didn't ditch

41. Trial rituals

42. Holdings of value

43. Nothing at all

44. Lacking loyalty

46. Pirate's pal

49. Olive oil amts.

52. Green land

53. Missions for 6-Across

54. Badger St.

55. St. Pete summer setting

56. Pore (over)

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