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

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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
57% ATOLLS 54-Across islands (6) Newsday Sep 2, 2026
55% YOUGOTTHATRIGHT "Amen!" (and a homophonic hint to 16-, 25-, 50- and 61-Across) (15) Wall Street Journal Aug 31, 2026
55% BURIESTHELEDE Hides one's central point, in a way ... with a doubly homophonic hint to 20-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across (13) New York Times Aug 19, 2026
55% EWE Homophone of 48-Across (3) Universal Nov 12, 2024
55% ISEE 'Aha!' ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37-, 48- and 58-Across (4) New York Times Nov 7, 2016
53% DATIVE Grammatical case in 48-Across (6) New York Times Sep 4, 2026
53% CASTLOTS See 18 Across (8) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 21, 2026
53% WHENALLSSAIDANDDONE See 18 Across (19) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 14, 2026
53% WILEY See 18-Across (5) The New Yorker Mini Aug 13, 2026

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