Have exactly the wrong effect, and what 17-, 19-, 36- and 55-Across all have Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKFIRE Have exactly the wrong effect, and what 17-, 19-, 36- and 55-Across all have (8) Wall Street Journal Jun 25, 2025
6% KNOWITBY ____ 36 Across, have something memorised (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 29, 2026
5% AYES "The ___ have it" (4) Universal Mar 30, 2026
5% WEIRDVIBE Off-putting aura ... or what 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across each have? (9) New York Times Mar 23, 2026
5% ABSENCEMAKESTHEHEARTGROWFONDER See 19 Across (30) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 23, 2026
5% INNOCUOUS Having no adverse effects (9) (9) Puzzler Mar 11, 2026
5% OWN Have (3) Premier Sunday Mar 8, 2026
5% SAME "I'll have what she's having" (4) Universal Mar 3, 2026
5% VICEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES See 55 Across (30) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 2, 2026
5% DAMAGE Have a negative effect on (6) USA Today Feb 15, 2026

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