Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively featured in New York Times puzzle on January 4, 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DOUBLECROSSED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOUBLECROSSED Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively (13) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
9% CLUELESS Like five answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively (8)
7% INFO "Tips" found in the five longest answers (4) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
7% TEEDOFF Steamed ... and like five answers in this puzzle? (7) LA Times Daily Sep 17, 2021
7% TVWESTERNS What five answers in this puzzle are (10)
6% PENTAGON Five-sided figure (8) (8) Mirror Classic Jan 1, 2026
6% SOLUTION Answer (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 25, 2025
6% OCEANS Salty five (6) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
6% METACARPAL Like five bones in the hand (10) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025
6% REPLY Answer (5) Eugene Sheffer Dec 8, 2025

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