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

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like children, ideally, in an old adage … or a hint to a four-letter word hidden in 17-, 32- and 40-Across featured in New York Times puzzle on April 28, 2026. 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 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SEENANDNOTHEARD.

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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
4% ETH Old English letter (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 28, 2026
4% BLUE see 17 Across (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Apr 25, 2026
4% STAPLESCENTER Crypto.com Arena, formerly ... and a hint to the middle four letters in 20-, 36- and 42-Across (13) Universal Apr 23, 2026
4% RUNE Old letter (4) Thomas Joseph Apr 23, 2026
4% PROVERB Adage (7) Universal Apr 21, 2026
4% FLYINGSTART Early advantage ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across (11) New York Times Apr 21, 2026
4% ROUGE see 17 Across (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Apr 18, 2026
4% MRAZ Singer Jason with the album "Love Is a Four Letter Word" (4) LA Times Daily Apr 17, 2026
4% IDIOM Adage (5) The Telegraph Plusword Apr 15, 2026

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