Completely lost … or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaning Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ATSEA Completely lost … or where the now-idiomatic answer to each italicized clue has a literal meaning (5) New York Times Sep 9, 2026
5% SIZINGUP Evaluating, as an opponent … or a hint to "fitting" the answers to the italicized clues into the grid (8) New York Times Aug 13, 2026
5% HAIRPIECE Wig, and what each answer to an asterisked clue has (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 21, 2026
5% SMALLCASTOFCHARACTERS What a modest play has in common with the answer to each italicized clue? (21) New York Times Jun 14, 2026
5% LEADINGLIGHT Luminary, and what each answer to an asterisked clue has (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 4, 2026
4% INBLACKANDWHITE Printed, and a description of answers to starred clues (15) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 17, 2026
4% ONYOURBIKE "Hop it!", and where parts of answers to asterisked clues can be found (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 13, 2026
4% BADEMS German spa town, and a hint to the meanings and first letters of answers to asterisked clues (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2026
4% ALTOGETHER Completely, as implied by the first words of answers to asterisked clue (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2026
4% KARAOKE It literally means "empty orchestra" (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2026

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