Shrewd crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 13 letters

If “Shrewd” appears in your grid, this list can save time by offering answers that were used in finished puzzles where the clue was presented in the same or very similar way.

Possible Answers:

  • ASTUTE
  • SLY
  • WISE
  • CANNY
  • PRUDENT
  • SAGACIOUS
  • CAGY
  • SMART
  • ACUTE
  • CAGEY
  • CLEVER
  • SAVVY
  • CUTE
  • POLITIC
  • PERSPICACIOUS
  • FOXY
  • HARDHEADED
  • DISCERNING
  • PENETRATING
  • RIPUP

Synonyms and Definitions

ASTUTE

  • Synonyms: sharp

SLY

  • Synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, tricksy, tricky, wily

WISE

  • Synonyms: fresh, heady, impertinent, impudent, judicious, knowing, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise to

CANNY

  • Synonyms: cagey, cagy, clever

SAGACIOUS

  • Synonyms: perspicacious, sapient

CAGY

  • Synonyms: canny, chary

SMART

  • Synonyms: ache, bright, chic, hurt, smarting, smartness, voguish, wise

ACUTE

  • Synonyms: acuate, acute accent, ague, discriminating, incisive, intense, keen, knifelike, needlelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing

CLEVER

  • Synonyms: apt, ingenious

SAVVY

  • Synonyms: apprehend, apprehension, compass, comprehend, dig, discernment, get the picture, grasp, grok, understanding

CUTE

  • Synonyms: precious

POLITIC

  • Synonyms: bland, smooth, suave

PERSPICACIOUS

  • Synonyms: clear-eyed, clear-sighted, sagacious

FOXY

  • Synonyms: sly

HARDHEADED

  • Synonyms: hard-nosed, mulish, practical, pragmatic

DISCERNING

  • Synonyms: apprehensive, discern, discreet, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart

PENETRATING

  • Synonyms: acute, bottom, click, come home, dawn, diffuse, fall into place, fathom, get across, get through, imbue, infiltrate, interpenetrate, penetrate, perforate, permeate, pervade, riddle, sink in

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