Silly sallies

As a detective, I am familiar with the process of solving a mystery and the crossword clue ‘silly sallies‘ intrigued me. I began by analyzing the clue itself and breaking it down. ‘Silly‘ indicates that it’s a playful or frivolous type of word, while ‘sallies‘ suggests a burst or outburst of conversation. With this in mind, I thought of words that fit this description and ‘wisecracks‘ immediately sprang to mind. ‘Wisecracks‘ has a clear connection to ‘silly sallies‘ both in terms of meaning and structure. Notably, ‘wise‘ is used to describe a playfully sarcastic or humorous comment, and ‘cracks‘ in this context are synonymous with banter or playful chatter. This conclusion is reinforced by the fact that ‘wisecracks‘ perfectly fits into the crossword grid and completes the surrounding clues. In this way, following the clues and using my accumulated knowledge allowed me to solve the mystery and uncover the answer to this challenging crossword clue.