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General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 16 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LONGANDSHORTOFIT.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | LONGANDSHORTOFIT General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across | (16) | New York Times | Nov 6, 2024 |
| 5% | BODYDOUBLE Film stand-in, and a hint to answers to asterisked clues | (10) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Mar 1, 2026 |
| 5% | THEBIGAPPLE NYC, and hint to answers to asterisked clues | (11) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 4% | TOYOTA 41-Across maker | (6) | New York Times | Mar 14, 2026 |
| 4% | SMALLPROPHETS Mackenzie Crook sitcom, and homophonic hint to answers to asterisked clues | (13) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Mar 11, 2026 |
| 4% | BESTACTRESS Academy Award category ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues | (11) | New York Times | Mar 9, 2026 |
| 4% | DROPSOFFTHEGRID Vanishes without a trace, and a hint to the answers to 17-, 23-, 39- and 49-Across | (15) | Wall Street Journal | Mar 5, 2026 |
| 4% | GIVE With 67-Across, repay a community's generous support, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue | (4) | LA Times Daily | Mar 2, 2026 |
| 4% | LOSEMYNUMBER "Don't contact me again!"... or a hint to interpreting each starred clue's answer | (12) | Universal | Feb 27, 2026 |
| 4% | EYEROLL Silent display of skepticism, or a phonetic hint for making sense of the answers to the starred clues | (7) | LA Times Daily | Feb 27, 2026 |
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