Confusing situation ... or what this puzzle contains literally? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THREERINGCIRCUS Confusing situation ... or what this puzzle contains literally? (15) New York Times Sep 27, 2017
6% BORDERSTATES Geographic neighbors, or what this puzzle's circled letters literally are (12) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
6% DROPSTHEMIC *Emphatically ends a performance ... or what this puzzle literally does (11) Universal Sep 22, 2025
6% CROP Puzzling field formations, literally (4) LA Times Daily Aug 29, 2025
5% RIDDLE Puzzle (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 17, 2025
5% SUREBET No-lose situation (7) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
5% TIESCORES No-win situations? (9) The Atlantic Nov 16, 2025
5% WHEELS What this puzzle's sets of shaded squares resemble (6) New York Times Nov 13, 2025
5% NOWIN Futile, as a situation (5) Newsday Nov 12, 2025
5% ANO "It's __-win situation" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025

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