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Clever shortcut Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The New Yorker · 2026-10-26

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(noun)

  1. a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
  2. a horse kept for hire
  3. an old or over-worked horse
  4. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
  5. a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
  6. one who works hard at boring tasks
  7. a mediocre and disdained writer
  8. a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

(verb)

  1. cough spasmodically
  2. significantly cut up a manuscript
  3. fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
  4. kick on the shins
  5. kick on the arms
  6. cut with a hacking tool
  7. cut away
  8. be able to manage or manage successfully

(noun)

  1. a route shorter than the usual one

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 4 letters
    HACK

    Clever shortcut (4)

    The New Yorker · Oct 26, 2026

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