The clue "aphorism" last appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on October 3, 2016. The correct answer for this puzzle is "ADAGE", a 5-letter word.
Solution ADAGE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution ADAGE is 5 letters long. We have 11 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 95 solutions. The longest is SENTENTIOUS EXPRESSION with 21 letters, and the shortest is ANA with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 21 letters long.
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