Takes off the top, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEHEADS Takes off the top, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across (7) Wall Street Journal Jun 14, 2021
6% COMEDYCENTRAL Popular cable network ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across (13)
5% SCRAM Take off (5) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025
5% LEAVE Take off (5) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025
5% ZHUZHUP Fancify … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 62-Across (7) New York Times Sep 3, 2025
5% SUNNIMUSLIM Member of Islam's largest 47-Across (11) USA Today Aug 26, 2025
5% TINKERTAILORSOLDIERSPY See 56 Across (22) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 17, 2025
5% PUTTHECATAMONGTHEPIGEONS See 17 Across (24) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 14, 2025
5% ALIENENCOUNTERS Sci-fi events depicted in 17-, 24-, 48- and 59-Across? (15) Universal Aug 5, 2025
5% NONO Words to 17-Across (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 30, 2025

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