Sly, and a phonetic hint to the pattern in the last words of 17-, 24-, 42-, and 58-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEVIOUS Sly, and a phonetic hint to the pattern in the last words of 17-, 24-, 42-, and 58-Across (7) LA Times Daily Dec 28, 2022
5% THREEPEATS Athletic trifectas … or a phonetic hint to the starts of 17-, 29- and 46-Across (10) New York Times Jan 26, 2026
5% ROMEO See 42-Across (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 20, 2026
5% TOBEORNOTTOBE Soliloquy dilemma, and a phonetic hint to 17-, 25-, 51-, and 61-Across (13) LA Times Daily Dec 19, 2025
4% ICEDTEA See 17-Across (7) Universal Jan 29, 2026
4% LAGER 17-Across option (5) LA Times Daily Jan 24, 2026
4% WINK Sly gesture (4) Commuter Jan 24, 2026
4% FIRSTPERSON Narrated by the protagonist, or a hint to the start of 18-, 24-, 41- or 51-Across (11) Universal Jan 21, 2026
4% KREME Last word in doughnuts (5) LA Times Daily Jan 21, 2026
4% CPA 17-Across pro (3) LA Times Daily Jan 17, 2026

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