"____ is a piece of string?" (rhetorical question) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "____ is a piece of string?" (rhetorical question) featured in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle on May 24, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOWLONG.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOWLONG "____ is a piece of string?" (rhetorical question) (7) The Times Specialist Sunday May 24, 2026
7% WHOKNEW *Rhetorical self-question (7) Newsday Feb 27, 2026
6% SIMILE Rhetorical comparison (6) Wall Street Journal Mar 21, 2026
6% NEEDIASK Rhetorical question (8) Newsday Dec 12, 2015
6% WHYNOT Rhetorical question (6)
6% WHONEEDSTHEM Rhetorical questions ... ___ (12)
5% ISNTTHATSPECIAL Condescending rhetorical question … or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across? (15) New York Times May 20, 2026
5% IFFY Questionable (4) New York Times Mini May 18, 2026
5% ISIT Question of confirmation (4) Newsday May 14, 2026
5% LYRE Strings of yore (4) New York Times May 13, 2026

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