Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPLITENDS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPLITENDS Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across (9) Wall Street Journal Sep 16, 2021
5% SPELLITOUT Painstakingly explain something ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across (10) New York Times Dec 17, 2025
5% SUMMACUMLAUDE Designation for a 20-Across (13) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
5% HIGHESTHONORS What a 20-Across receives (13) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
5% ILL Contraction that's a homophone of 20-Across (3) New York Times Dec 11, 2025
5% AREA ___ 51 (4) USA Today Dec 1, 2025
5% COLDFRONT Cause of some wintry weather ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across (9) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
5% FOWLISFAIR See 51-Across (10) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
5% AND See 51-Across (3) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
5% FORGIVEME see 20 Across (7,2) (9) Mirror Quiz Nov 6, 2025

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