| "...unless I'm wrong" |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Oct 2025 |
| "... up to you, though" |
LA Times Daily |
21 Oct 2025 |
| "... but we don't have to" |
Universal |
12 Oct 2025 |
| "Never mind, I guess" |
LA Times Daily |
08 Oct 2025 |
| "… actually, let's go to plan B" |
New York Times |
21 Sep 2025 |
| Response to unenthusiasm |
Universal |
13 Sep 2025 |
| "... but maybe I'm wrong" |
Premier Sunday |
17 Aug 2025 |
| Ripley's Believe It ___ ___!, 1980s US TV series (2,3) |
|
|
| "... but your silence suggests I'm wrong" |
|
|
| "... unless you have other ideas" |
Universal |
22 May 2025 |
| "...but maybe I'm wrong" |
Wall Street Journal |
10 May 2025 |
| "Welp, guess you hate that idea" |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Apr 2025 |
| "Believe it __": 2 wds. |
Commuter |
24 Mar 2025 |
| ". . . unless you think otherwise" |
USA Today |
23 Mar 2025 |
| "... guess I was wrong" |
|
|
| "... but I might be wrong" |
Universal |
13 Feb 2025 |
| Hedger's closing words |
|
|
| "Believe it ___!" |
LA Times Mini |
30 Nov 2024 |
| Ripley's Believe it ___: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Second-guessing phrase |
LA Times Daily |
09 Nov 2024 |
| "... maybe I'm wrong though" |
|
|
| Whether __ (2 wds.) |
|
|
| "Believe it ___ . . ." |
USA Today |
01 Nov 2024 |
| "... but maybe I'm wrong" |
Universal |
25 Oct 2024 |
| Words often redundantly affixed to "whether" |
|
|
| "Ready ___, here I come" (Fugees lyric) |
|
|
| ". . . unless you disagree" |
USA Today |
04 Sep 2024 |
| "Believe it __": 2 wds. |
Commuter |
30 Aug 2024 |
| "... oops, my mistake" |
New York Times |
26 Jul 2024 |
| "... never mind, then" |
Universal |
28 Jun 2024 |
| "... but we could do something else instead" |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jun 2024 |
| "... but I could be wrong" |
Universal |
19 Jun 2024 |
| " ... unless you think otherwise" |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jun 2024 |
| "I take it back" |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2024 |
| ". . . but maybe I'm wrong!" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 May 2024 |
| "Ready ___, here I come!" |
New York Times Mini |
10 May 2024 |
| "... unless I'm wrong" |
Premier Sunday |
05 May 2024 |
| ... but I could be wrong |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Apr 2024 |
| "... but I'm open to other ideas" |
|
|
| " ... but perhaps I'm mistaken" |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2024 |
| Jack Benny and Carole Lombard were the stars of To Be ... To Be (2,3) |
|
|
| " ... then again, we could try something else" |
LA Times Daily |
24 Mar 2024 |
| "... but I've been wrong before" |
Universal |
23 Mar 2024 |
| "Ready ___, here I come!": 2 wds. |
|
|
| "Ready __, here I come!": 2 wds. |
Commuter |
19 Mar 2024 |
| 'Ripley's believe It ___ ___!' |
|
|
| "Ready __ . . ." |
Newsday |
28 Feb 2024 |
| "A different option is fine, too" |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2024 |
| "... but maybe that's wrong" |
Universal |
10 Feb 2024 |
| " ... but I could be wrong" |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jan 2024 |
| "... then again, I might be wrong" |
New York Times Mini |
18 Jan 2024 |
| "Whether you like it __." |
Newsday |
16 Jan 2024 |
| "...the opposite of that is fine too, I guess" |
TV |
07 Jan 2024 |
| "Ready __, here I come!" |
Commuter |
01 Jan 2024 |
| "… OK, maybe I was wrong" |
New York Times |
07 Dec 2023 |
| "... OK, maybe I was wrong" |
|
|
| "... but we could do something else" |
Universal |
29 Nov 2023 |
| "... but I could be wrong" |
Universal |
26 Nov 2023 |
| "...well, guess I was wrong" |
|
|
| “...well, guess I was wrong” |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Nov 2023 |
| ". . . guess that's a bad idea" |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2023 |
| '. . . but I might be wrong' |
USA Today |
27 Aug 2023 |
| '... maybe that's a bad idea, though' |
New York Times |
04 Jun 2023 |
| '? maybe that's a bad idea, though' |
New York Times |
04 Jun 2023 |
| " ... never mind, then" |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2023 |
| 'Believe it ___ . . .' |
USA Today |
31 Mar 2023 |
| " ... unless you'd rather do something else" |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2023 |
| '. . . but I could be wrong' |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2023 |
| 'Whether you like it __ . . .' |
Newsday |
07 Feb 2023 |
| '... but perhaps I'm wrong' |
New York Times |
30 Jun 2022 |
| '... but it seems like you hate the idea' |
New York Times |
16 Jun 2022 |
| “...though maybe that’s wrong” |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jun 2022 |
| "... but maybe I'm wrong" |
Universal |
22 Apr 2022 |
| "But you seem to think otherwise ..." |
Universal |
18 Feb 2022 |
| "... but I could be wrong" |
Universal |
24 Dec 2021 |
| '. . . never mind' |
USA Today |
22 Dec 2021 |
| '. . . but maybe I'm wrong' |
USA Today |
17 Nov 2021 |
| "... but I could be mistaken" |
Universal |
15 Oct 2021 |
| ''Ready __, here . . .'' |
Newsday |
22 Jun 2021 |
| '... unless I'm wrong' |
New York Times |
26 May 2021 |
| '... unless you disagree' |
New York Times |
23 May 2021 |
| "Believe it ___": 2 wds. |
|
|
| “...then again, I could be mistaken” |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Apr 2021 |
| "... but that could be wrong" |
Universal |
30 Mar 2021 |
| Negative afterthought |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Negative afterthought |
The Washington Post |
14 Mar 2021 |
| '... unless I'm mistaken' |
New York Times |
20 Feb 2021 |
| “...but I could be wrong” |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Feb 2021 |
| Backpedaling phrase |
USA Today |
26 Jan 2021 |
| “...but I might be wrong” |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jan 2021 |
| '... but I could be wrong' |
New York Times |
12 Jan 2021 |
| Negative follow-up to a suggestion |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Jan 2021 |
| '. . . then again, maybe I'm wrong' |
USA Today |
02 Jan 2021 |
| "... but I could be wrong" |
Universal |
06 Nov 2020 |
| '... eh, scratch that' |
New York Times |
24 Oct 2020 |
| Addendum of uncertainty |
Newsday |
03 Sep 2020 |
| Expression of doubt |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2020 |
| 'Believe It ___!' |
New York Times |
24 Aug 2020 |
| '... but it's up to you' |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2020 |
| 'Ready ___, here I come!' |
Jonesin |
14 Jul 2020 |
| '... well, never mind then' |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2020 |
| "Believe it —!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jul 2020 |
| 'Ready ___ ...' |
Jonesin |
19 May 2020 |
| '... but maybe I'm wrong' |
The Washington Post |
26 Apr 2020 |
| "... but maybe I'm wrong" |
LA Times Daily |
26 Apr 2020 |
| “...unless I’m mistaken” |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Apr 2020 |
| “...then again, that could be wrong” |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Apr 2020 |
| Uncertain ending words |
The Washington Post |
19 Jan 2020 |
| Uncertain ending words |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jan 2020 |
| "Ripley's Believe it ___": 2 wds. |
|
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| Response when nobody laughs at your joke |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Dec 2019 |
| Alternative indication |
|
|
| Alternative indication |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2019 |
| ''Like it __ . . .'' |
Newsday |
28 Nov 2019 |
| "Like it __ ... " |
LA Times Daily |
21 Oct 2019 |
| 'Like it __ ... ' |
The Washington Post |
21 Oct 2019 |
| “...but who’s to say?” |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Oct 2019 |
| Second-guesser's words |
The New Yorker |
11 Mar 2019 |
| See 38-Across |
New York Times |
19 Feb 2019 |
| 'To be, ___ to be' |
New York Times |
04 Feb 2019 |
| "Like it __ ... " |
|
|
| "...but who's to say?" |
|
|
| See 38-Across |
|
|
| "To be, ___ to be" |
|
|
| 'Believe it ___...' |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Dec 2018 |
| '... but I could be wrong' |
The Washington Post |
02 Dec 2018 |
| "... but I could be wrong" |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2018 |
| '... but that appears to have been wrong' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
11 Nov 2018 |
| '... never mind, then' |
New York Times |
10 Nov 2018 |
| '... unless it's wrong' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
23 Sep 2018 |
| '...but maybe that's wrong' |
Wall Street Journal |
22 May 2018 |
| ''Whether you like it __ . . .'' |
Newsday |
08 May 2018 |
| "Believe it ___..." |
|
|
| "... never mind, then" |
|
|
| "... but maybe I'm wrong" |
|
|
| "... but I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "...but maybe that's wrong" |
|
|
| "... but I could be wrong" |
|
|
| '... but maybe I was wrong' |
Premier Sunday |
03 Dec 2017 |
| 'Then again, I could be wrong' |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Nov 2017 |
| Hedger's last words |
The Washington Post |
15 Sep 2017 |
| Hedger's last words |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2017 |
| Ready followers? |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jul 2017 |
| Ready followers? |
The Washington Post |
06 Jul 2017 |
| 'Believe it !' |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Feb 2017 |
| Hedger's last words |
|
|
| Ready followers? |
|
|
| "Ready ___ . . ." |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2016 |
| Words after 'like it' and 'ready' |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2016 |
| ''Ready __, here I come!'' |
Newsday |
03 Oct 2016 |
| '... but possibly untrue' |
The Washington Post |
16 Apr 2016 |
| ''I'm easy'' |
Newsday |
27 Feb 2016 |
| Contrary afterthought |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2016 |
| '... but it could be otherwise' |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
19 Feb 2016 |
| '... then again, I might be wrong' |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2016 |
| "But I could be wrong" |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jan 2016 |
| "Ready ___ . . ." |
|
|
| "... but it could be otherwise" |
|
|
| "But I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "... then again, I might be wrong" |
|
|
| Words after "like it" and "ready" |
|
|
| Ripley's closing words |
LA Times Daily |
25 Oct 2015 |
| ''Believe It __ . . .'' |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2015 |
| '... then again, maybe I'm mistaken' |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2015 |
| "To be, __ to be ..." |
LA Times Daily |
05 Oct 2015 |
| '... unless I'm wrong' |
Premier Sunday |
30 Aug 2015 |
| Words before and after "to be" |
Universal |
05 Aug 2015 |
| Ready follower? |
New York Times |
21 Jun 2015 |
| "Ready __ ... " |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2015 |
| "To be, __ to be ..." |
|
|
| Ripley's closing words |
|
|
| "Believe It __ . . ." |
|
|
| "Ready ___, here I come!" |
|
|
| "... unless I'm wrong" |
|
|
| '... unless I'm wrong' |
|
|
| Words before and after "to be" |
|
|
| "... then again, maybe I'm mistaken" |
|
|
| Ready follower? |
|
|
| Herbie Hancock "Ready ___" |
|
|
| "Ready __ ... " |
|
|
| "Then again, I could be wrong" |
|
|
| Jackson Browne "Ready ___" |
|
|
| "... but perhaps I'm mistaken" |
|
|
| "... but then again, I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "...but I could be wrong" |
|
|
| Thompson Square "Are You Gonna Kiss Me ___" |
|
|
| "Believe it __ . . ." |
|
|
| Words that might follow a questionable statement |
|
|
| "... however, I may be all wet" |
|
|
| Words from Ripley |
|
|
| "Ready __, here ..." |
|
|
| "Like it ___ ..." |
|
|
| "... then again, we could skip it" |
|
|
| "Ready __, here I come!" |
|
|
| "Ready __, here ..." |
|
|
| "... but then, I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "... but then, I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "... but it could be otherwise" |
|
|
| Words after "ready" |
|
|
| "Believe it ___ ..." |
|
|
| 'To be -- ...' |
|
|
| "Ripley's Believe It ___" |
|
|
| "... but I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "... but it could be otherwise" |
|
|
| Ready followers? |
|
|
| "... then again, I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "... but I could be wrong" |
|
|
| Option words |
|
|
| Doubting words |
|
|
| Shakespearean words between "to be" and "to be" |
|
|
| Remark after an awkward silence |
|
|
| "...then again, that may be wrong" |
|
|
| "... but possibly untrue" |
|
|
| "... but maybe I'm wrong" |
|
|
| "... then again, maybe I'm wrong" |
|
|
| Words after "whether" |
|
|
| Self-contradictory afterthought |
|
|
| '... but I could be wrong' |
|
|
| "Ready ___..." |
|
|
| "To be __ to be . . ." |
|
|
| "Whether ___ ..." |
|
|
| "But I could be wrong" |
|
|
| Ripley's last words? |
|
|
| Second-guessers' words |
|
|
| Self-contradictory afterthought |
|
|
| Speculation follower |
|
|
| "... but I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "Ready __ ..." |
|
|
| "Ripley's Believe It ___!" |
|
|
| "Believe it ___!" |
|
|
| "Ready __ ..." |
|
|
| "Like it __ ..." |
|
|
| "Like it __ ..." |
|
|
| "... but things could change" |
|
|
| "... then again, I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "Ready ___, here ..." |
|
|
| "But it's your call" |
|
|
| "Believe it ___!" |
|
|
| Words after an iffy statement |
|
|
| End of an iffy statement |
|
|
| "... then again, I might be wrong" |
|
|
| "Ripley's Believe It __!" |
|
|
| "... I guess that's a bad idea!" |
|
|
| "... then again, maybe I'm wrong" |
|
|
| Part of Ripley's slogan |
|
|
| "Ripley's Believe It __!" |
|
|
| "... then again, I might be wrong" |
|
|
| '... like it --!' |
|
|
| "Believe it ___!" |
|
|
| Words with "ready" or "like it" |
|
|
| "Ready ___ ..." |
|
|
| End of Ripley's slogan |
|
|
| 'To be -- to be ...' |
|
|
| "... like it __!" |
|
|
| "Ripley's Believe It ___!" |
|
|
| Ripley's last words? |
|
|
| Ripley's last words? |
|
|
| "Then again, I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "Then again, I could be wrong" |
|
|
| "... like it __!" |
|
|
| Optional phrase |
|
|
| It can precede or follow "to be" |
|
|
| "Believe it ___" |
|
|
| "Then again, I could be wrong..." |
|
|
| Words after "ready" |
|
|
| It can precede or follow "to be" |
|
|
| Phrase of ambiguation |
|
|
| "Ready ___ …" |
|
|
| 'Believe it --!' |
|
|
| Choice words |
|
|
| See 5-Across |
|
|
| Ripley ending |
|
|
| It can precede or follow "to be" |
|
|
| "To be __ to be ..." |
|
|
| "Believe it __" |
|
|
| See 5-Across |
|
|
| "To be __ to be ..." |
|
|
| "Believe it __" |
|
|
| Ripley's last words? |
|
|
| Words from Ripley |
|
|
| "Ready __, here I come!" |
|
|
| "...like it __!" |
|
|
| "... but we don't have to ..." |
|
|
| Ready conclusion? |
|
|
| "Believe It ___!" |
|
|
| "Believe It ___" |
|
|
| "...like it __!" |
|
|
| With 46-Down, words finishing "Ready ___, here ___" |
|
|
| "Ready ___!" |
|
|
| Ripley's last words? |
|
|
| Ready follower |
|
|
| End of Ripley's challenge |
|
|
| "Ready __..." |
|
|
| Ripley's last words? |
|
|
| It can precede or follow "to be” |
|
|
| Ready follower |
|
|
| 'Like it --!' |
|
|
| Words after and before "to be" |
|
|
| ". . . but I could be wrong!" |
|
|
| "Ready __..." |
|
|
| End of Ripley's challenge |
|
|
| Like it ___ |
|
|
| "To be ___ to be, that is the question" (17-Across line): 2 wds. |
|
|
| Part of Ripley's slogan |
|
|
| "Like it ___" |
|
|
| Like it ___ |
|
|
| Do you want it, ___? |
|
|
| "Believe it _____" |
|
|
| "And then again ..." |
|
|
| "Believe it ___ ..." |
|
|
| Words before and after "to be" |
|
|
| "... like it ___!" |
|
|
| "... like it ___!" |
|
|
| Words before and after "to be" |
|
|
| 'Ripley's Believe It _____' |
|
|
| "Believe it _____!" |
|
|
| "Believe it _____" |
|
|
| "Ready __!" |
|
|
| "Ready _____, here I..." |
|
|
| Whether __ |
|
|
| "Ready ___ ..." |
|
|
| Ripley's last words? |
|
|
| "To be __ to be" |
|
|
| 'Ready _____, here I come!' |
|
|
| Ready followers |
|
|
| "Like it ___ ...?" |
|
|
| Pharse from Ripley |
|
|
| "Like it __!" |
|
|
| "Like it ___" |
|
|
| "To be ___ to be" |
|
|
| "Ready _____, here I ..." |
|
|
| "To be ___ to be..." |
|
|
| "Believe it ___!" |
|
|
| Whether ___ |
|
|
| "Believe It __!" |
|
|
| "Ready _____, here. . ." |
|
|
| Believe It _____!" |
|
|
| Whether follower |
|
|
| Choice words |
|
|
| "Ready ___..." |
|
|
| "Ready __, here. . ." |
|
|
| "Believe It ___" |
|
|
| Ready ____ here I . . . |
|
|
| "Ripley's Believe It ___" |
|
|
| "Like it___..." |
|
|
| "...,ready __!" |
|
|
| "Ready ___, here I come!" |
|
|
| Words from a Shakespearean question |
|
|
| Ready ___! |
|
|
| "...ready _____!" |
|
|
| "Ready _____ ..." |
|
|
| "Ready_____ |
|
|
| Words after ready or whether |
|
|
| "To be ___ . . . " |
|
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| "To be ___ to be" |
|
|
| "Believe It ___" |
|
|
| "Here I come, ready ___!" |
|
|
| Third and fourth words of a soliloquy |
|
|
| "To be ___ to be . . . ": Shak. |
|
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| Ripley's "Believe It ___" |
|
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| "Like it ___!" |
|
|
| "Believe it ___" |
|
|
| Whether __ |
|
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| "Ready ___ . . . " |
|
|
| Words with ready or whether |
|
|
| Whether ___ |
|
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| Between "To be" and "to be" |
|
|
| Whether ___ (in either case). |
|
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| Whether. |
|
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| "To be ___ to be." |
|
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| "Ready ___." |
|
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| "Like it ___ . . . " |
|
|
| Believe it ___. |
|
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| Like it ___. |
|
|
| "... then again, I could be wrong" |
|
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| "To be ___ to be . . . " |
|
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| Ready ___. |
|
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| "To be ___ to . . . " |
|
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| Ready ___ |
|
|
| [shrug] |
|
|
| Two words from Hamlet. |
|
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| Alternative words. |
|
|
| Whether ___. |
|
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