Retro, and a hint to 17-, 29-, and 42-Across Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Retro, and a hint to 17-, 29-, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THROWBACK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THROWBACK Retro, and a hint to 17-, 29-, and 42-Across (9)
6% THREEPEATS Athletic trifectas … or a phonetic hint to the starts of 17-, 29- and 46-Across (10) New York Times Jan 26, 2026
6% ROMEO See 42-Across (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 20, 2026
6% LITTLEROCK Capital of Arkansas … or a description of 17-, 29- and 50-Across? (10) New York Times Jan 19, 2026
5% EMCEE Ceremony host, or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, 45-, and 58-Across (5) LA Times Daily Feb 16, 2026
5% REMAINS see 17 Across (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Feb 14, 2026
5% DREWE see 17 Across (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Feb 7, 2026
5% TEAK It's highly resistant to 17-Across (4) Newsday Feb 7, 2026
5% WHATASTEAL Bargain hunter's exclamation, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2026
5% ICEDTEA See 17-Across (7) Universal Jan 29, 2026
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