Nitpicker's lead-in ... or a response to 20-, 28- and 49-Across, if they were posed as questions Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WELLACTUALLY Nitpicker's lead-in ... or a response to 20-, 28- and 49-Across, if they were posed as questions (12) New York Times Aug 10, 2022
62% ASKS Poses a question (4) USA Today Oct 19, 2025
62% WHATSSOFUNNY Question asked in response to the starts of both words in 20-, 28- and 48-Across (12) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
62% ASK Pose, as a question (3)
56% QUIBBLE Nitpick (7) LA Times Daily Sep 22, 2025
56% SPLITHAIRS Nitpick (10) Universal Sep 13, 2025
53% ANIMAL 20 Questions category (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
53% TEAMSMEETING Microsoft virtual work gathering, and what can be found in 20-, 28-, and 49-Across (12) LA Times Daily Oct 8, 2025
51% EARLYDAYMOTION See 28 Across (14) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 14, 2025
49% ELI 20-Across student (3) Universal Sep 23, 2025

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