Crossword-Solution: ALECK
We have 29 clues for the answer “ALECK”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Noted wise guy | 1 answer |
| irritatingly oversmart person | 1 answer |
| Wise guy: smart ____ | 1 answer |
| Some kind of smart guy | 1 answer |
| Smart sort? | 1 answer |
| Smart man? | 1 answer |
| Smart finish | 1 answer |
| Smart fella? | 1 answer |
| Smart ___ (wisecracker) | 1 answer |
| Smart ___ (one making wisecracks) | 1 answer |
| Smart __ (wisenheimer) | 1 answer |
| More polite substitute for "ass" in an expression | 1 answer |
| Know-it-all's name | 1 answer |
| A smart man. | 1 answer |
| Legendary smart fellow. | 1 answer |
| Smart follower | 2 answers |
| Name for a wise guy? | 2 answers |
| Smarty pants | 2 answers |
| Smart __ (know-it-all) | 2 answers |
| Smart __: wiseacre | 2 answers |
| Smart ___ (wise guy) | 3 answers |
| Smart fellow? | 3 answers |
| Oscar winner Guinness | 3 answers |
| "Smart" person | 4 answers |
| "Smart" one | 6 answers |
| Smarty-pants | 7 answers |
| Smart guy | 7 answers |
| Wise guy? | 23 answers |
| Smart | 104 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
EAZECM
Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with ALECK (5)
For instance, it was a proud thing to be of the crew of such stately craft as the 'Aleck Scott' or the 'Grand Turk.' Negro firemen, deck hands, and barbers belonging to those boats were distinguished personages in their grade of life, and they were well aware of that fact too.
You think you've replaced Peter Jones as some sort of hotshot smart aleck, but now you're as sickly attached to that company as he ever was.
And the gossip had been of threats which Johnny Croft had made against the two Douglas brothers,--big Aleck, of the Lazy A, and Carl, of the Bar Nothing ranch adjoining.
Aleck was a just man who paid honestly what he owed; he was also known to be "close-fisted." He would pay what he owed and not a nickel more,--hence the dispute.
Later, when the coroner questioned him about his movements and the movements of Aleck, Lite repeated the lie as casually as possible.
Quotes with ALECK (3)
Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.
[Janco] paused. His eyes held a distant gleam as if seeing into his past. 'My first practice was a shock. I was a cocky smart aleck--'[Opal] 'Was?'[J] 'Be quiet. I'm telling a story here.
When I seemed to be irritable or sad, my father would quote the learned Dr. Knight, and then say, 'Just go to sleep.' Like all smart aleck kids, I thought the advice was silly. But as I've grown older, I've realized just how smart Knight was.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Slate, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 61 times in crossword archives (1952–2025).