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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BBALL It's played in the 5-Across, informally (5) New York Times Oct 13, 2022
90% GENIE Spirit of information, that is (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Sep 2, 2026
85% FORDS Wades across (5) (5) Puzzler Sep 3, 2026
85% YEAR See 5-Across (4) The Washington Post Mini Sep 3, 2026
85% NAMES See 5-Across (5) NYT Mystery Mini Sep 2, 2026
85% SLANG Words used informally (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Sep 1, 2026
85% CHEAT Play dishonestly (5) (5) Mirror Classic Aug 27, 2026
85% GENUS Type of information on America (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Aug 25, 2026
85% THEBADNEWS With 37 Across, deliver unwelcome information (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 19, 2026
85% TREES See 5-Across (5) LA Times Daily Aug 12, 2026

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