Encouragement to an actor, and what this puzzle’s starred answers do Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BREAKALEG Encouragement to an actor, and what this puzzle’s starred answers do (9) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2020
75% MOVETHENEEDLE Make a measurable difference, or what the answers to the starred clues do (13) LA Times Daily Feb 4, 2026
69% PIXARFILMS What the first words of eight key answers in this puzzle are (10) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
66% CANI "What __ do for you?" (4) Newsday Mar 9, 2026
66% TEACH What professors do (5)
66% HEARTEN Encourage (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 4, 2026
66% BRAG What blowhards do (4) Universal Mar 4, 2026
66% PLAYTHING Child's toy ... or what the end of each starred clue's answer is? (9) Universal Mar 2, 2026
66% SEVEN Number of letters in this puzzle's longest answers (5) The Atlantic Feb 25, 2026
66% BREAKDANCES Emulates the three figures in this puzzle ... or what the figures do within the answers to 17-, 27- and 46-Across? (11) New York Times Feb 25, 2026

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