Astute
Crossword Clue and Answers

Looking for answers to the "Astute" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 21 crossword solutions for Astute.

We most recently saw this clue in The Sun Cryptic.

We deem Astute to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 21 times in a variety of crossword publications.

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Publications

  • The Sun Cryptic - Tuesday, 30 Nov 2021
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Wednesday, 20 Oct 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020
  • The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 29 Nov 2020
  • The Sun Cryptic - Tuesday, 29 Sep 2020
  • The Guardian Quick - Monday, 25 Feb 2019

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SLY
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

4 letters

SAGE
Aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

ARCH
(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

KEEN
A funeral lament sung with loud wailing

WISE
Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

WILY
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

5 letters

QUICK
Accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

SAVVY
The cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

CANNY
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

SMART
Be the source of pain

SHARP
Quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

6 letters

CLEVER
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

SHREWD
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

STATUE
A sculpture representing a human or animal

CRAFTY
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

7 letters

CUNNING
Showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"

10 letters

PERCEPTIVE
Of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties"

DISCERNING
Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence"

INSIGHTFUL
Exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception; "an insightful parent"; "the chapter is insightful and suggestive of new perspectives"-R.C.Angell

11 letters

QUICKWITTED

13 letters

PERSPICACIOUS
Mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"