Classic letter puzzle -- or, when parsed differently, a hint to three Down answers in this puzzle Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Classic letter puzzle -- or, when parsed differently, a hint to three Down answers in this puzzle last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ICKY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ICKY Classic letter puzzle -- or, when parsed differently, a hint to three Down answers in this puzzle (4) New York Times Mar 1, 2018
98% WORDSQUARE Classic letter puzzle -- or, when parsed differently, a hint to three Down answers in this puzzle (10)
7% SIDESADDLE Equestrian style, or, when parsed differently, a three-part instruction for making 19 clues in this puzzle match their answers (10) LA Times Daily Apr 24, 2026
7% SHOUT Holler, or when parsed differently, an alternate title for this puzzle (5) LA Times Daily Apr 5, 2026
6% HANDMEDOWN Something that's kept in the family ... or a hint to making sense of three pairs of answers in this puzzle (10) New York Times Apr 23, 2026
6% TEASERS Puzzles (7) The Telegraph Quick Apr 23, 2026
6% WHODUNITS Murder mysteries ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues are (9) New York Times Midi Apr 16, 2026
6% RIDDLE Puzzle (6) Puzzler Backwords Apr 10, 2026
6% COMPASS Backpacker's tool ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters (7) New York Times Midi Apr 3, 2026
6% ENIGMATIC Puzzling (9) LA Times Daily Mar 7, 2026

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