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

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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% SWUM Like the beginning of a triathlon (4) Universal Nov 26, 2025
5% TERSE Like a one-word text (5) USA Today Nov 24, 2025
5% CLUED Like some word puzzles (5) LA Times Daily Nov 18, 2025
5% ITE Ending like -arian (3) Newsday Nov 14, 2025
5% HIT Like a Billboard Top 40 song (3)
5% BRITISH Like the words "knackered" and "chuffed" (7) New York Times Nov 12, 2025
5% CHI X-like Greek letter (3) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
5% ETTA Ending like -ita (4) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
5% GRID Go off the ___ ... like the last letter of 8-Across? (4) New York Times Mini Oct 10, 2025

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