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)
71% BIRD With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme (4) New York Times Jul 24, 2025
62% STARTREK This puzzle's theme (8) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
62% WATERCYCLE Natural process that hints at this puzzle's theme (10) Universal Jul 21, 2025
62% SIDECAR Motorcycle adjunct, and a hint to this puzzle's theme (7)
60% TWELVERHYMES With 43-Across, this puzzle's theme (12)
57% HADABEER Imbibed at a ball game (... first three letters + the last two letters) (8) Universal Aug 4, 2025
57% THATSTHETICKET 'Exactly what we need!' or a hint to the start of 20, 25, and 43-Across (14)
57% MAZE Pencil puzzle with paths (4) Newsday Jul 14, 2025
57% MANOVERBOARD Emergency shout at sea ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme (12)
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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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