Crossword-Solution: CLEVERNESS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Cleverness | n. | The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness. |
We have 75 clues for the answer “CLEVERNESS”
| Clue | Answers |
|---|---|
| Wit's asset | 1 answer |
| Smartness | 11 answers |
| Craftiness | 21 answers |
| Adroitness | 27 answers |
| learnedness | 48 answers |
| ceremoniousness | 48 answers |
| punctiliousness | 48 answers |
| fine distinction | 49 answers |
| sophistication | 49 answers |
| Daintiness | 49 answers |
| civilisation | 51 answers |
| Nicety | 51 answers |
| Edification | 51 answers |
| purification | 52 answers |
| social grace | 52 answers |
| Refinement | 52 answers |
| fineness | 52 answers |
| fastidiousness | 52 answers |
| civility | 52 answers |
| Affability | 53 answers |
| Savoir-faire | 54 answers |
| Teachings | 55 answers |
| Wit | 56 answers |
| finesse | 56 answers |
| cultivation | 56 answers |
| urbanity | 56 answers |
| Precision | 56 answers |
| amenity | 57 answers |
| Nuance | 57 answers |
| exactness | 58 answers |
| etiquette | 58 answers |
| Tact | 58 answers |
| Discretion | 59 answers |
| gentility | 59 answers |
| Deportment | 59 answers |
| Erudition | 59 answers |
| good breeding | 60 answers |
| Acumen | 62 answers |
| good taste | 62 answers |
| Manners | 63 answers |
| Decorum | 64 answers |
| treatment | 64 answers |
| Culture ___ | 65 answers |
| education | 65 answers |
| Dexterity | 68 answers |
| Gallantry | 68 answers |
| good sense | 69 answers |
| breeding | 69 answers |
| Wisdom ___ | 71 answers |
| dignity | 71 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who
is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor
of a candidate for office.
Hint 2 anagram
TLERCEO
Hint 3 another clue
A BALLOT CAST BY A VOTER WHO VOTES FOR ALL THE CANDIDATES OF ONE PARTY
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Sentences with CLEVERNESS (5)
Eventually Peter would dive through the air, and catch Michael just before he could strike the sea, and it was lovely the way he did it; but he always waited till the last moment, and you felt it was his cleverness that interested him and not the saving of human life.
Like so many other tradeoffs in software design, the choice between brute force and complex, finely-tuned cleverness is often a difficult one that requires both engineering savvy and delicate esthetic judgment.
Then he looked the party over carefully and said: “If the Pumpkinhead is to ride, why not use one of his legs to make a leg for the horse that carries him? I judge that both are made of wood.” “Now, that is what I call real cleverness,” said the Scarecrow, approvingly.
Can you not clear up the last point in this mystery, and tell us the reasons for your action?” “It was simple enough, sir, if you only had known, but, with all your cleverness, it was impossible that you could know.
You are aware, I replied, that quick intelligence, memory, sagacity, cleverness, and similar qualities, do not often grow together, and that persons who possess them and are at the same time high-spirited and magnanimous are not so constituted by nature as to live orderly and in a peaceful and settled manner; they are driven any way by their impulses, and all solid principle goes out of them.
Quotes with CLEVERNESS (3)
I have brought peace to this land, and security," he began." And what of your soul, when you use the cleverness of argument to cloak such acts? Do you think that the peace of a thousand cancels out the unjust death of one single person? It may be desirable, it may win you praise from those who have happily survived you and prospered from your deeds, but you have committed ignoble acts, and have been too proud to own them. I have waited patiently here, hoping that you would co…
Dear Child, Sometimes on your travel through hell, you meet people that think they are in heaven because of their cleverness and ability to get away with things. Travel past them because they don't understand who they have become and never will. These type of people feel justified in revenge and will never learn mercy or forgiveness because they live by comparison. They are the people that don't care about anyone, other than who is making them feel confident. They don’t under…
Cleverness isn't always true nor is the truth always clever.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1975–1983).