"Seems suspicious" ... and a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 29-, 35-, and 42-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOUNDSFISHY "Seems suspicious" ... and a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 29-, 35-, and 42-Across (11)
5% SONGS 17-, 29-, 45- and 56-Across (5) New York Times Aug 18, 2026
5% COUNTNOUNS "Teacher" and "apple," grammatically ... and a hint to 17-, 29- and 46-Across (10) Universal Aug 4, 2026
5% PLAYTHINGS Toys … or the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across? (10) New York Times Jul 13, 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% THROWBACK Retro, and a hint to 17-, 29-, and 42-Across (9)
4% HELLORHIGHWATER Any foreseeable difficulty ... with a hint to 17-, 25-, 50- and 60-Across (15) New York Times Aug 24, 2026
4% EYED Observed suspiciously (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 20, 2026
4% DAYOUT see 17 Across (3,3) (6) Mirror Quiz Aug 17, 2026
4% SCARED Beginning to seem worried and nervous (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 13, 2026
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