Smartypants with Kelvin these days barely calls (4-3)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31254, 26A

26A — Smartypants with Kelvin these days barely calls (4-3)KNOW-ALL

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Smartypants'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'barely'
  • Operation
    'barely' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'calls'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'Kelvin' → K
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'these days' → NOW
  • Assembly
    K + NOW + (> CALLS > ALL) = KNOW-ALL

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