Answer: ASTUTE
ASTUTE is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 50 times.
Referring Clues:
- Perspicacious
 - Sharp as a tack
 - Quick
 - Smart
 - Penetrating
 - Not born yesterday
 - Shrewd
 - Keen
 - Not easily misled
 - On the ball
 - Mentally sharp
 - Not dull
 - Sharp
 - Discerning
 - Perceptive
 - Keenly perceptive
 - Savvy
 - Knowing
 - Clever
 - Quick on the uptake
 - Sharp-witted
 - Quick-thinking
 - Shrewd or savvy
 - Tough to outwit
 - Canny
 - Insightful
 - Cunning
 - Like some observations
 - Really sharp
 - Very perceptive
 - Wily
 - Crafty
 - Sagacious
 - Quite bright
 - Very wise
 - Eagle-eyed
 - Like Sherlock Holmes
 - Intelligent
 - Keenly smart
 - Nobody's fool
 - In the know
 - Like a quick study
 - Far from 38-Across
 - Quick-witted
 - Sharp-minded
 - Highly perceptive
 - Uncommonly perceptive
 - Sagelike
 - Tough to outwit
 - Not born yesterday, so to speak
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - September 21, 2025
 - USA Today - September 15, 2025
 - USA Today - January 21, 2025
 - New York Times - December 26, 2024
 - New York Times - December 21, 2024
 - New York Times - August 18, 2024
 - USA Today - December 20, 2023
 - LA Times - June 27, 2023
 - New York Times - July 11, 2022
 - New York Times - May 31, 2022
 - LA Times - September 20, 2021
 - New York Times - December 08, 2020
 - New York Times - November 14, 2020
 - Netword - August 15, 2020
 - LA Times - July 11, 2020
 - Netword - January 05, 2020
 - New York Times - January 03, 2020
 - Universal - December 01, 2019
 - New York Times - September 12, 2019
 - Netword - September 01, 2019
 
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