Handing responsibility to someone else Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Handing responsibility to someone else 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 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PASSINGTHETORCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PASSINGTHETORCH Handing responsibility to someone else (15) New York Times Jul 4, 2022
4% ACT Pretend to be someone else (3)
4% OFFLOAD Pass on (to someone else) (7) Puzzler Backwords Aug 18, 2025
3% OTHERWISE Else (9) Newsday Sep 28, 2025
3% ALIUD Something else (5) The Times O Tempora Sep 20, 2025
3% ONUS Responsibility (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 20, 2025
3% ANSWER Response (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 19, 2025
3% SET Needing nothing else (3) The Atlantic Sep 19, 2025
3% NOTME "Somebody else!" (5) Universal Sep 4, 2025
3% IKR Texting abbreviation you'd type when you agree with someone else's point (3)

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In this crossword clue, "Handing responsibility to someone else" is a figurative expression for passing on a duty or leadership role. The answer, "PASSINGTHETORCH," alludes to passing a symbolic torch, signifying passing on a legacy or responsibility to a successor.