Clues for the word "ASTUTE"
We've had 83 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 300 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on February 24, 2026.
Definition of astute
- a. - Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.
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
- Sharp form of statue
- Clever sort of statue
- Having hardheaded intelligence
- Like sharp guitar student
- Sculpted statue - that's clever!
- Statue (anag)
- Statue's awful cute
- Smart but for all in bad taste
- Sharp taste spread round middle of mouth
- Smart Egyptian leader to follow since Pharaoh
- Shrewd - perceptive
- Fly? A second half of instruction*s needed
- Sharp taste rolled around centre of mouth
- Keen to put time into saute cooking
- One with some of Minerva's tutelage
- Clever as student, mostly
- Part of die-cast utensil is sharp
- Peerceptive
- A university test turns out to be cunning
- Smart statue broken
- Perceptive, shrewd
- Clever is a student that's not depressed by Lawrence
- Subtle statue (bust)
- Shrewd, like Egyptian king, last of line
- Shrewd, displaying broken statue
- Like quick guitar student
- In the know
- Discerning, unusual taste when out of uniform
- Far from 38-Across
- Quick-witted
- Shrewd or sharp
- Sharp-minded
- Being crafty, you finish in a terrible state
- Highly perceptive
- Uncommonly perceptive
- Shrewd way to take a taste out of turn
- Knowing when to express disapproval on a point
- Sharp-witted or perceptive
- Sagelike
- Shrewd when taking a bit of tutelage
- Hard to fool
- Having insight
- Not born yesterday, so to speak
Last Seen In
- LA Times - February 24, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - January 25, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - December 24, 2025
- New York Times - December 23, 2025
- LA Times - November 18, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 04, 2025
- LA Times - September 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 14, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 18, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 08, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - April 14, 2025
- Daily Quick - April 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 29, 2025
- USA Today - January 21, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 09, 2025
- New York Times - December 26, 2024
- New York Times - December 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 25, 2024
- Daily Quick - September 20, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 14, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 31, 2024
- New York Times - August 18, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 02, 2024
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