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| 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||||||
adjective satellite • acutely insightful and wise | ||||||||
| 28% | 5 | Foolish ... or, when read as three words, how this puzzle's other four "foolish" answers are arranged | ||||||
adjective satellite • extremely silly or stupid | ||||||||
| 28% | 15 | The proverbial wise ruling of a wise king | ||||||
noun • an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC | ||||||||
The Foolish Snipe At The Wise Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 128 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
SAPIENT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SAPIENT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic26 Nov 2001 | Down 3 | |
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4 | Latin for 'wise wise man' | |
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6 | The proverbial wise ruling of a wise king | |
7 | Using old Latin in will could be wise or foolish
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