Shows off one’s connections, or what you’ll do by speaking the starts of 17-, 28- and 43-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAMEDROPS Shows off one’s connections, or what you’ll do by speaking the starts of 17-, 28- and 43-Across (9) Wall Street Journal Nov 11, 2020
70% WORKERSINAISLES What 17-, 28- and 43-Across all are (15) USA Today Mar 10, 2017
67% BERT Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 43-Across (4) Universal Oct 9, 2025
67% ITSREVERSED Hint to 17-, 28- and 43-Across (11)
65% EARLYDAYMOTION See 28 Across (14) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 14, 2025
65% CHUCKLEHEAD Bozo, and a feature of 17-, 28-, and 46-Across (11) LA Times Daily Jul 1, 2025
65% BATONWIELDERS What 17-, 28-, 43- and 55-Across all are (13)
62% BURP What you might do after drinking 32 Across (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 22, 2025
62% ACTI Start of a show (4) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
62% ALF Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 17-Across (3) Universal Oct 9, 2025

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