Punny description for 17-, 26- or 48-Across Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Punny description for 17-, 26- or 48-Across last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 POINTOFNORETURN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POINTOFNORETURN Punny description for 17-, 26- or 48-Across (15) New York Times Mar 13, 2017
6% SHOOTINGSTAR Streaker in the night sky … or a punny description of 116-Across (12) New York Times May 31, 2026
6% FRUITFUL Productive … or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across? (8) New York Times May 31, 2026
6% TURNINGAPROPHET Punny description of the circled letters in 17-, 27- and 48-Across (15)
6% COCKAMAMIEIDEAS 17-, 26- and 48-Across (15)
5% SPECTATED See 48-Across (9) New York Times Jun 7, 2026
5% INNER See 48-Across (5) New York Times Jun 7, 2026
5% WHODOWE With 63-Across, question hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 25- and 48-Across (7) New York Times Jun 2, 2026
5% OHIOPLAYERS "Love Rollercoaster" band, and a description of the ends of 17-, 28- and 49-Across (11) USA Today Jun 2, 2026
5% HARDPRESSED Feeling the squeeze, or what 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across may be (11) LA Times Daily May 20, 2026

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