Like an escalator, and, aptly, like the six-letter word that begins where 40-Across ends Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like an escalator, and, aptly, like the six-letter word that begins where 40-Across ends last seen in LA Times Daily 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ATASLANT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ATASLANT Like an escalator, and, aptly, like the six-letter word that begins where 40-Across ends (8) LA Times Daily Apr 1, 2017
5% BELTS Sings like 66-Across (5) USA Today Oct 21, 2025
5% SON "Like father, like ___" (3)
5% ALA Like (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
5% GRID Go off the ___ ... like the last letter of 8-Across? (4) New York Times Mini Oct 10, 2025
5% NEWSY Like some holiday letters (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
5% LAVA 40-Across output (4) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
5% AILAB Where software like ChatGPT is developed (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
5% LET Ending like -ling (3) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
5% APT Likely (to) (3) Newsday Sep 24, 2025

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