Placing (and a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FINISHINGSECOND Placing (and a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across) (15)
6% HEADSTART Advantage for a racer, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 35- and 50-Across (9) Wall Street Journal Mar 30, 2026
5% THREECHEERS "Woo-hoo!" … as suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across (11) New York Times Apr 13, 2026
5% THEBRUCE see 17 Across (3,5) (8) Mirror Quiz Apr 13, 2026
5% HEAD see 17 Across (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Apr 11, 2026
5% SIGN See 24 Across (4) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 9, 2026
5% WHEELS See 17 Across (6) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 9, 2026
5% TIME See 17-Across (4) Universal Apr 8, 2026
5% IRA See 24-Across (3) Newsday Apr 7, 2026
5% APPENDS Tacks on ... or, when parsed as two words, what 17-, 28-, 47- and 63-Across all have? (7) New York Times Apr 6, 2026
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