Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COUNTERFEITCOIN Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across (15) USA Today May 14, 2018
6% GOTOETOTOE Start slugging it out (10) Newsday Apr 18, 2026
5% TATTLETALES Ones seeking brownie points, maybe ... and a phonetic hint to the ends of 17-, 28- and 49-Across (11) Universal May 14, 2026
5% ARMORY Close kin of 46-Across (6) Newsday May 14, 2026
5% SON See 17-Across (3) Universal May 14, 2026
5% OHYOUAREBRITISH "Hmm, why use the spellings of 17-, 27- and 46-Across?" (15) New York Times May 12, 2026
5% OHDEAR "Goodness me!" ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 31-, 39- and 55-Across (6) New York Times May 11, 2026
5% AMMO Slugs and shells (4) The Times Sunday Concise May 10, 2026
5% UNIV Part of 28-Across (4) Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026
5% SNAIL Slug in a shell (5)

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