Legacy of 72-Down, seven of which appear among this puzzle's answers and one more suggested by the black squares in the middle of the grid Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For Legacy of 72-Down, seven of which appear among this puzzle's answers and one more suggested by the black squares in the middle of the grid:

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INVENTIONS Legacy of 72-Down, seven of which appear among this puzzle's answers and one more suggested by the black squares in the middle of the grid (10) New York Times Feb 11, 2024
67% TEETOTAL Abstain ... as suggested by the black squares in this puzzle (8) New York Times Jul 25, 2025
59% SPECS 72 answers and 34 black squares, for this puzzle (5) New York Times Dec 3, 2021
54% LIGHTBULB Item suggested visually by the black squares in this puzzle's grid (9) New York Times Oct 12, 2018
50% BLOCK The 2x2 black square near the middle of this puzzle's grid, e.g., which is part of eight answers (5)
48% DOWNS Lows ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle (5) New York Times Aug 27, 2025
48% UPS Highs ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle (3) New York Times Aug 27, 2025
48% USS Inits. for this puzzle's shaded squares (3) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
48% BLUER More down (5) Newsday Aug 1, 2025
48% ELO 72-Down group, familiarly (3) Wall Street Journal Jul 26, 2025

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We found 40 solutions for Legacy of 72-Down, seven of which appear among this puzzle's answers and one more suggested by the black squares in the middle of the grid. The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is INVENTIONS.

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