"Ha! That backfired, didn't it?" (and a homophonic hint to 18-, 23-, 48- and 54-Across) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For "Ha! That backfired, didn't it?" (and a homophonic hint to 18-, 23-, 48- and 54-Across):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THEJOKESONYOU "Ha! That backfired, didn't it?" (and a homophonic hint to 18-, 23-, 48- and 54-Across) (13) Wall Street Journal Jun 16, 2025
53% PUTONASHOW Go over the top, or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across (10) LA Times Daily Sep 26, 2025
51% TOO Adverb that's a homophone of 54-Down (3) New York Times Jul 4, 2025
49% CROSSED See 54-Across (7) New York Times Sep 24, 2025
49% DOH Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across (3) New York Times Sep 22, 2025
49% MAKETHECUT Survive an audition, and what one may do to the start of 18-, 23-, 36-, or 54-Across? (10) LA Times Daily Aug 11, 2025
49% EVE Homophone of 69-Across (3) Universal Aug 4, 2025
47% CARD 23-Across, e.g. (4) Newsday Sep 25, 2025
47% ARK See 23-Across (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 23, 2025
47% INTEL Maker of 23-Across (5) Universal Sep 17, 2025

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