Advantage in a race, and what can be found in 16-, 33-, or 40-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEADSTART Advantage in a race, and what can be found in 16-, 33-, or 40-Across (9) LA Times Daily May 19, 2025
6% FIRSTHALF Game division, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across (9) LA Times Daily Sep 14, 2026
5% STAIRCASE What can sweep up as it races around? (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 23, 2026
5% ATLAST "Finally!," or what can be found in 18-, 30-, 46-, and 59-Across (6) LA Times Daily Oct 23, 2026
5% ENAMEL 40-Across layer (6) LA Times Daily Oct 21, 2026
5% SILL Spot for a 16-Across or a 25-Across (4) USA Today Oct 21, 2026
5% LOWCOUNTRY Region of South Carolina and Georgia, or what can be found in 3-, 9-, 16-, and 32-Down (10) LA Times Daily Oct 21, 2026
5% EGOS See 33-Across (4) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2026
5% WRAGG see 16 Across (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Oct 17, 2026
5% OUTONALIMB Positioned precariously … or where the ends of 16-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across can all be found (10) New York Times Oct 12, 2026

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