Close race's ending, or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across Crossword Clue

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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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PHOTOFINISH Close race's ending, or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across (11) Universal Jan 11, 2022
73% FOOTBALLPENALTY Result of the no-no found at the end of 17-, 26- or 42-Across (15) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
67% DOT With 26-Across, end of Wikipedia's URL (3) Universal Nov 10, 2025
65% CITY 45-Across, for example (4) Universal Oct 26, 2025
65% ALLTHUMBS Klutzy … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across (9) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
62% OLA "Hi", in 17-Across (3) TV Nov 9, 2025
62% THESOUNDOFMUSIC 1965 Julie Andrews film, and a phonetic hint to the ends of 17-, 25- and 44-Across (15) Universal Nov 5, 2025
62% PARTY See 17 Across (5) The Guardian Weekend Nov 1, 2025
62% MIDDLEPART Woman's hairstyle option, and a feature of 17-, 27- and 45-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2025
62% INEXACTSCIENCES Fields that aren't precise, or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across (15) Universal Mar 17, 2019

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