Like children, ideally, in an old adage … or a hint to a four-letter word hidden in 17-, 32- and 40-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEENANDNOTHEARD Like children, ideally, in an old adage … or a hint to a four-letter word hidden in 17-, 32- and 40-Across (15) New York Times Apr 28, 2026
5% SOULMATES Ideal partners, and what can be found at the ends of 17-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across? (9) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2026
5% PARADISE Ideal vacation spot ... or a phonetic hint to a word hidden twice in 17-, 27- or 43-/50-Across (8) Universal Jul 16, 2026
5% OATH Four-letter word? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 12, 2026
4% MAXIM Wise adage (5) Newsday Sep 15, 2026
4% ROUGHHOUSE Play boisterously, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 35- and 49-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Sep 14, 2026
4% GOBANANAS Flip out … or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 27-, 39- and 51-Across (9) New York Times Sep 14, 2026
4% THINGTHINSCHINS ...See 17-Across... (15) Newsday Sep 11, 2026
4% RHO Sorority letter hidden in "sisterhood" (3) Universal Sep 8, 2026
4% OPUNCH Tool found in a 32-Across (6) New York Times Sep 3, 2026

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