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Hard-to-define element, or a hint to what can precede each last word in answers to starred clues Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hard-to-define element, or a hint to what can precede each last word in answers to starred clues last seen in LA Times Daily 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THEXFACTOR.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | THEXFACTOR Hard-to-define element, or a hint to what can precede each last word in answers to starred clues | (10) | LA Times Daily | Nov 2, 2015 |
| 7% | LEADINGOFF What can pair with each part of the starred clues' answers | (10) | Newsday | Nov 21, 2025 |
| 6% | CHRISTMAS Festival that can precede answers to asterisked clues | (9) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Dec 20, 2025 |
| 6% | ORISIT Doubt-raising question, and a hint to the transformation applied to each starred clue's answer | (6) | Universal | Dec 5, 2025 |
| 6% | BACKBOARD Support for a basket ... or what combines with either word in each starred clue's answer? | (9) | Universal | Nov 13, 2025 |
| 6% | POWERPLAY Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues | (9) | LA Times Daily | Aug 13, 2019 |
| 6% | WATER Word that can precede each word of each starred answer | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 15, 2018 |
| 6% | FIRST Word that can precede each half of each starred clue's answer | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Sep 14, 2015 |
| 5% | ENDSWITHABANG Finishes dramatically, and what each of the starred answers does | (13) | Wall Street Journal | Jan 12, 2026 |
| 5% | THATSONME "My bad" ... or a hint to a two-line arrangement within each pair of starred clues' answers | (9) | Universal | Jan 6, 2026 |
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