It's played in the 5-Across, informally Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue It's played in the 5-Across, informally 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BBALL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BBALL It's played in the 5-Across, informally (5) New York Times Oct 13, 2022
90% ABES $5 bills, informally (4) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
90% GENIE Spirit of information, that is (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 22, 2025
90% REFER Turn for information (to) (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 7, 2025
90% HOOPS 25-Across, informally (5) Newsday Aug 17, 2025
85% STALL Play for time (5) (5) Mirror Classic Nov 6, 2025
85% CHEAT Play dishonestly (5) (5) Mirror Quick Oct 19, 2025
85% ACTOR Performer in a play (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 10, 2025
85% BEANO (Informal) party (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Sep 27, 2025
85% DOGGO 20 Across, 38 Across or 51 Across, informally (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025

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