End of a race ? or a hint to the conversation closers at 18-, 26- and 42-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FINISHLINE End of a race ? or a hint to the conversation closers at 18-, 26- and 42-Across (10) New York Times Jul 26, 2023
6% FOOTBALLPENALTY Result of the no-no found at the end of 17-, 26- or 42-Across (15) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
5% GAINEDANHOUR Benefited from the end of daylight saving time, or a hint to 20-, 28-, and 42-Across (12) LA Times Daily Oct 31, 2025
5% TWO 42-Across, in English (3) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
5% MALE Unlike 18-Across (4) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2025
5% AUTOCOMPLETE Software feature that reduces typing time ... and a hint to the ends of 20-, 35- and 42-Across (12) Universal Oct 1, 2025
4% ACTORS Performers who memorize 42-Across (6) Universal Nov 5, 2025
4% THESOUNDOFMUSIC 1965 Julie Andrews film, and a phonetic hint to the ends of 17-, 25- and 44-Across (15) Universal Nov 5, 2025
4% TATA Conversation stopper (4) Newsday Nov 1, 2025
4% RARER Closer to "still mooing" (5) Universal Oct 29, 2025

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