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artful	clever; ingenious. [1/3 definitions]
gadget	a small mechanical or electronic device, esp. an unusual or ingenious one.
ingenuity	the quality of, or an instance of being ingenious; cleverness.
overingenious	combined form of ingenious.
riddle¹	a puzzling, tricky, and often amusing question, usu. with an ingenious answer, posed as a diversion or as a test of one's wits. [1/4 definitions]
shift	an ingenious maneuver, as to evade something or someone. [1/12 definitions]
sophist	any person using ingenious, usu. unsound arguments. [1/2 definitions]
tour de force	an exceptionally skillful or ingenious creation, performance, or production; outstanding display of skill.
wit¹	the ability to express oneself in a clever, perceptive, and ingenious way that produces humor or pleasure for the intellect, or that which is expressed in this way and to this effect. [2/5 definitions]

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