Abridged maxim about accepting an apt description, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Abridged maxim about accepting an apt description, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across . 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IFTHESHOEFITS.

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Crossword Answer For Abridged maxim about accepting an apt description, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IFTHESHOEFITS Abridged maxim about accepting an apt description, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across (13)
62% LATINILESSON Hint to puzzle theme found in 20-, 34- and 42-Across (12)
56% LANDSLIDE Decisive victory, and a hint to this puzzle's theme (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
56% ANDTHATSFINAL "End of discussion!" (or a description of this puzzle's theme) (13) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
54% LITMUSTEST Theme of the puzzle (10) Newsday Oct 2, 2025
54% ICEBREAKERS Conversation starters, and a hint to this puzzle's theme (11) Wall Street Journal Sep 23, 2025
52% PUTSONTHEPOUNDS Gains muscle, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme (15) Universal Oct 23, 2025
52% HEROSANDWICH Sub, and an apt description of 20-, 34-, or 42-Across (12) LA Times Daily Feb 21, 2024
50% BEARLEFT One option at a fork in the road, and an apt description of 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across (8) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2025
50% STARTREK This puzzle's theme (8) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
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We found 40 solutions for Abridged maxim about accepting an apt description, and a hint to this puzzle's theme found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across. The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is IFTHESHOEFITS.

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