Game break … or a hint to interpreting the first parts of 17-, 26-, 36-, and 52-Across? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HALFTIME Game break … or a hint to interpreting the first parts of 17-, 26-, 36-, and 52-Across? (8) New York Times Mar 19, 2024
6% SPELLITOUT Painstakingly explain something ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across (10) New York Times Dec 17, 2025
5% ALLFOURS 2024 Miranda July novel ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across (8) Universal Jan 7, 2026
5% WAYSABOUTIT See 17-Across (11) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
5% AFTERSCHOOL Time for extracurricular activities, or where the ends of 17-, 26-, 52-, and 62-Across literally are (11) LA Times Daily Jan 5, 2026
5% LODE Vein of 52-Across (4) USA Today Jan 4, 2026
5% SPRING Bound; type of 36 Across (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
5% CLEARANCE Permission; type of 36 Across (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
5% ARCH See 17 Across (4) The Guardian Weekend Dec 27, 2025
5% CONCLUSION See 52-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025

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