Difficult beginning, and a trait shared by 17-, 23-, 29-, 40- and 46-Across Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Difficult beginning, and a trait shared by 17-, 23-, 29-, 40- and 46-Across featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on May 27, 2026. 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROCKYSTART.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROCKYSTART Difficult beginning, and a trait shared by 17-, 23-, 29-, 40- and 46-Across (10) Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026
4% FAULTLINES Fractured spots in the earth's crust, or what 17-, 23-, and 49-Across are (10) LA Times Daily May 27, 2026
4% CONSIDINE see 23 Across (9) (9) Mirror Quiz May 21, 2026
4% HARDPRESSED Feeling the squeeze, or what 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across may be (11) LA Times Daily May 20, 2026
4% LYNN Assistant to 29 Across 19 Across (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 18, 2026
4% AHA 29 Across 19 Across exclamation (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 18, 2026
4% STARTSMALL Advice for the overambitious ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across (10) New York Times May 18, 2026
4% ZERO see 23 Across (4) (4) Mirror Quiz May 16, 2026
4% ARMORY Close kin of 46-Across (6) Newsday May 14, 2026
4% SON See 17-Across (3) Universal May 14, 2026

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