Pencil-and-paper diversion where the starts of 17-, 25-, 48- and 57- Across denote incorrect guesses Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pencil-and-paper diversion where the starts of 17-, 25-, 48- and 57- Across denote incorrect guesses . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HANGMAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HANGMAN Pencil-and-paper diversion where the starts of 17-, 25-, 48- and 57- Across denote incorrect guesses (7)
4% PAIRINGUP Forming couples, or a feature of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 50- Across (9) LA Times Daily Nov 3, 2025
4% PARTY See 17 Across (5) The Guardian Weekend Nov 1, 2025
4% UHNO "Sorry, that's incorrect" (4) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
4% REED see 25 Across (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Oct 23, 2025
4% IDONTLIKE ____ 48 Across, 1979 hit (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
4% RAINYDAYS ____ and 48 Across, hit for the Carpenters (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
4% HAPPY ____ 48 Across, Salford band (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
4% ALLTHUMBS Klutzy … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across (9) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
4% ALF Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 17-Across (3) Universal Oct 9, 2025
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