Actress who played the lead in 16 Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLAIREFOY Actress who played the lead in 16 Across (9)
3% AHEAD In the lead (5) LA Times Daily May 12, 2026
3% INTRO Lead-in (5) Thomas Joseph May 12, 2026
3% ALIA ___ Shawkat, actress who played Maeby Fünke on "Arrested Development" (4) New York Times Midi May 8, 2026
3% IAN McKellen who played Gandalf (3) USA Today May 8, 2026
3% BAIT 16-Across-___ (content designed to provoke) (4) USA Today May 6, 2026
3% POLO Water ___ (sport played in a 9-Across) (4) The New Yorker Mini Apr 30, 2026
3% OZS There are 16 in a lb. (3) New York Times Midi Apr 29, 2026
3% DIANARIGG English actress who played Emma Peel on "The Avengers" (9) LA Times Daily Apr 23, 2026
3% SHIRA Actress Haas who plays Esther Shapiro on "Unorthodox" (5) LA Times Mini Apr 18, 2026
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