Lacking excitement, and, with 40-Down, what the starred answers create Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lacking excitement, and, with 40-Down, what the starred answers create last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 PEDESTRIAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEDESTRIAN Lacking excitement, and, with 40-Down, what the starred answers create (10) Wall Street Journal Feb 28, 2017
6% MICE What 40-Across are (4) Newsday Jan 13, 2026
5% FILMRIGHTS Permission to adapt a novel, say, or what the answers to the starred clues all have (10) LA Times Daily Jan 14, 2026
5% AGOG Extremely excited (4) Universal Jan 14, 2026
5% ENDSWITHABANG Finishes dramatically, and what each of the starred answers does (13) Wall Street Journal Jan 12, 2026
5% DEUCE 40-40 (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 9, 2026
5% SILK What some crickets create (4) Newsday Jan 3, 2026
5% HADNT Lacked (5) Newsday Jan 2, 2026
5% LANE Word turned in the four longest Down answers (4) Newsday Jan 2, 2026
5% ADVENTURES Exciting experiences (10) Commuter Dec 30, 2025

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