Pencil game that hints at this puzzle's theme, found in the first and last letters of 18-, 25- and 43-Across Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pencil game that hints at this puzzle's theme, found in the first and last letters of 18-, 25- and 43-Across . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TICTACTOE.

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Crossword Answer For Pencil game that hints at this puzzle's theme, found in the first and last letters of 18-, 25- and 43-Across:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TICTACTOE Pencil game that hints at this puzzle's theme, found in the first and last letters of 18-, 25- and 43-Across (9)
64% LANDSLIDE Decisive victory, and a hint to this puzzle's theme (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
62% LITMUSTEST Theme of the puzzle (10) Newsday Oct 2, 2025
62% ICEBREAKERS Conversation starters, and a hint to this puzzle's theme (11) Wall Street Journal Sep 23, 2025
60% TONGUETWISTERS The theme of this puzzle, as exhibited by the clues and answers for 19-, 25- and 45-Across (14) Universal Nov 26, 2025
60% PUTSONTHEPOUNDS Gains muscle, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme (15) Universal Oct 23, 2025
60% TWELVERHYMES With 43-Across, this puzzle's theme (12)
57% SWITCHING With 60-Across, reason for going back to college, maybe ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme (9) Universal Nov 25, 2025
57% IVEGOTYOUCOVERED "Leave it to me" … and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle (16) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
57% ZEE Last letter, across the Atlantic (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
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We found 40 solutions for Pencil game that hints at this puzzle's theme, found in the first and last letters of 18-, 25- and 43-Across. The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is TICTACTOE.

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