Pet owner's bane, and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 26- and 42-Across Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pet owner's bane, and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 26- and 42-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 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FLEAINFESTATION.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLEAINFESTATION Pet owner's bane, and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 26- and 42-Across (15)
64% SPELLITOUT Painstakingly explain something ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across (10) New York Times Dec 17, 2025
64% FOOTBALLPENALTY Result of the no-no found at the end of 17-, 26- or 42-Across (15) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
62% ESS S (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 18, 2025
60% REVIVALMEETINGS Tent events, and a hint to the abbreviation hidden in 17-, 26- and 42-Across (15)
57% COSA With 42-Across, the Mafia (4) New York Times Dec 17, 2025
57% TODOLIST Collection of tasks … or what 17-, 26-, 35- and 47-Across comprise? (8) New York Times Nov 18, 2025
57% SECURE What the "S" of HTTPS stands for (6) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
57% PARFORTHECOURSE Average ... or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-Across (15) New York Times Jan 1, 2015
55% SALT S, as in shaker (4) New York Times Mini Dec 23, 2025
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