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Close race's ending, or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Close race's ending, or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across last seen in Universal 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PHOTOFINISH.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | PHOTOFINISH Close race's ending, or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across | (11) | Universal | Jan 11, 2022 |
| 81% | SPELLITOUT Painstakingly explain something ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across | (10) | New York Times | Dec 17, 2025 |
| 71% | THATTRACKS "Sounds about right," and a hint to 17-, 26-, 37- and 49-Across | (10) | Wall Street Journal | Feb 23, 2026 |
| 68% | EMCEE Ceremony host, or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, 45-, and 58-Across | (5) | LA Times Daily | Feb 16, 2026 |
| 68% | ALLFOURS 2024 Miranda July novel ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across | (8) | Universal | Jan 7, 2026 |
| 63% | TERMINALLYONLINE Hopelessly internet-brained ... or a description of the ends of 17-, 26-, 37- and 47-Across? | (16) | New York Times | Mar 17, 2026 |
| 63% | NECKANDNECK Extremely close, in a race * | (11) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Mar 1, 2026 |
| 63% | MATES Defeats at 45 Across | (5) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Feb 16, 2026 |
| 63% | EASTWOOD See 26-Across | (8) | Newsday | Feb 6, 2026 |
| 60% | ARI Name hidden in 45-Across | (3) | Universal | Mar 8, 2026 |
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