Novel surprise ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 21-, 36- and 49-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLOTTWIST Novel surprise ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 21-, 36- and 49-Across (9) LA Times Daily Feb 11, 2016
64% NOMDEPLUME Literary alias, and an apt description of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Jul 23, 2025
59% LIBRARY Spot to find 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across (7) New York Times Aug 13, 2025
59% SAGA 36-Across (4) Family Time Jul 6, 2025
56% TWIST Novel plot surprise (5) Newsday Sep 2, 2025
56% GEORGESMILEY See 49 Across (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 17, 2025
56% SKYWRITING Message from a pilot ... or what 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across each is? (10) New York Times Aug 13, 2025
56% ROMAN See 36-Across (5) Universal Aug 2, 2025
56% PACKANIMAL Beast of burden, and a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Feb 16, 2023
54% ZHUZHUP Fancify … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 62-Across (7) New York Times Sep 3, 2025

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