"Mrs. Doubtfire" plot device - or what the letters in this clue's answer do five times? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CROSSDRESSING 'Mrs. Doubtfire' plot device - or what the letters in this clue's answer do five times? (13) New York Times May 15, 2019
60% MISSTHEBUS Lose an opportunity, and what answers to asterisked clues literally do (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 1, 2026
60% READTHEMBACKWARDS What you have to do to make five long answers in this puzzle match their sets of clues (17) Premier Sunday Mar 15, 2026
58% ODDJOBS Taskrabbit tasks ... or what letters one, three, five, etc., in the starred clues' answers spell? (7) Universal Feb 20, 2026
58% MEATEATING Non-vegetarian, and what the answers to asterisked clues are literally doing (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
58% MOVETHENEEDLE Make a measurable difference, or what the answers to the starred clues do (13) LA Times Daily Feb 4, 2026
56% INSCRUTABLE Impossible to interpret (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter five in this answer) (11) Universal Mar 20, 2026
53% SITAROUND *Lounge lazily (In this clue's answer, note letters 1-5) (9) Universal Mar 19, 2026
53% FIRST The __ of the five vowels is nowhere in the clues or solution (5) Newsday Mar 6, 2026
53% FLATBROKE Penniless, and what cryptically can be seen in answers to asterisked clues (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 4, 2026

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