Perceptive Crossword Clue

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Perceptive Crossword Answer

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SENSATE

(7 letters)

WISE

(4 letters)

ASTUTE

(6 letters)

ALERT

(5 letters)

OBSERVANT

(9 letters)

SHREWD

(6 letters)

ACUTE

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. express grief verbally
(adjective)
1. intense or sharp
2. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
(noun)
1. a funeral lament sung with loud wailing

Hint 2: Clue Definition

PERCEPTIVE (adjective)
1. having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SENSATE
(7 letters)
WISE
(4 letters)
ASTUTE
(6 letters)
ALERT
(5 letters)
OBSERVANT
(9 letters)
SHREWD
(6 letters)
ACUTE
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
KNEE

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (9/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. Keep it together

7. Comes up

13. Unexpectedly amusing results

15. WNBA Hall of Famer Weatherspoon

16. Raggedy —

18. "The wait is over!"

19. 90 degrees from norte

20. Ari's "Wicked" role

22. Wii avatar

23. Officially off duty, for a service member

25. "Hedda Gabler" playwright Henrik

27. Film festival city

29. Gymnastics competition section

31. 30-Down, for one

32. ___ table (item that should be upright for takeoff)

33. Wookieepedia, for one

37. Floral ring

38. Big steps

41. Noted red pill taker of film

42. Top that reveals the biceps

44. Capital of Latvia

45. Had food

47. Result of plotting

49. Sharp ends of an eagle's feet

50. Selected

53. Venetian betrayed by Iago

55. Blanket monopolist

56. Chocolatier founded in Belgium

58. Mode who outfitted the Incredibles

61. "Oh, dang!"

63. Dynamite who voted for Pedro

65. Cry from someone who finally understands

66. Permission

67. "Everything about this is wrong!"

68. Dakota tent: Var.

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Down

1. Vampire's mark

2. Notable periods

3. *___ on to (beginning to understand)

4. Insect sensor

5. Make things up

6. Moves from the on-ramp

7. Somewhat

8. *30-Down part

9. Non-virtually, for short

10. Stitches on a baseball

11. L'Oréal nail polish brand

12. *New Orleans football pro

14. Actress Ward

17. *Supposed source of a monarch's authority

21. Renos state

24. Zoom ___

26. "Also ..." in a text

27. Young stallion

28. Region

30. Peeper

32. Streamer's stand

34. No longer able to back out ... and a hint to the starred clues' answers

36. Charged particles

39. "___-la-la"

40. Clapping, barking mammal

43. Metric scale units: Abbr.

46. "If ___ fails ..."

48. Capital of Saskatchewan

49. Short and stout vessel

50. *Great Wall's location

51. "What do you mean by that?"

52. Punny poet Nash

54. Part of a building's infrastructure, for short

57. Tom Hanks title role of 2022

59. Not any

60. Penny, in a low-stakes poker game

62. ___ Speedwagon

64. Word said with a raised index finger, perhaps

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