In vain ... or how to read the answers to 17-, 25-, 49- and 58-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FRUITLESSLY In vain ... or how to read the answers to 17-, 25-, 49- and 58-Across (11) New York Times Aug 7, 2025
6% WHATSSHAKIN "How goes it?," or a question that could be answered by 17-, 25-, 36-, and 53-Across (11) LA Times Daily Feb 24, 2026
5% DROPSOFFTHEGRID Vanishes without a trace, and a hint to the answers to 17-, 23-, 39- and 49-Across (15) Wall Street Journal Mar 5, 2026
5% ONTHEROAD Classic Jack Kerouac novel … or where you'll find 17-, 24-, 49- and 58-Across (9) New York Times Feb 5, 2026
5% WHATASTEAL Bargain hunter's exclamation, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2026
5% CLERICALERROR Mistake seen in 17, 25, 49, and 58 Across? (13)
4% ISLAND see 25 Across (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Mar 6, 2026
4% CAREERCHANGES Shifts for an employee? ... or what 17-, 25-, 48- and 59-Across literally are (13) Universal Mar 3, 2026
4% HOLDHANDS Walk with one's sweetie, and what 16-, 23-, 49-, and 58-Across do? (9) LA Times Daily Feb 26, 2026
4% GRANGEOVERSANDS Town on the north side of 49 Across (15) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 26, 2026

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