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Tentative "It's a date" ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tentative "It's a date" ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across last seen in LA Times Daily puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PENCILMEIN.
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Crossword Answer For Tentative "It's a date" ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across:
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | PENCILMEIN Tentative "It's a date" ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across | (10) | LA Times Daily | Oct 8, 2019 |
| 69% | SPELLITOUT Painstakingly explain something ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across | (10) | New York Times | Dec 17, 2025 |
| 69% | COCKAMAMIEIDEAS 17-, 26- and 48-Across | (15) | ||
| 66% | WORDSALAD Impossible-to-follow speech, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27-, 48- and 60-Across | (9) | Wall Street Journal | Jan 13, 2026 |
| 64% | THREEPEATS Athletic trifectas … or a phonetic hint to the starts of 17-, 29- and 46-Across | (10) | New York Times | Jan 26, 2026 |
| 64% | CATCHMEIFYOUCAN 2002 Spielberg film ... and a hint to the start of 17-, 26- and 48-Across | (15) | LA Times Daily | Apr 17, 2019 |
| 61% | WHATASTEAL Bargain hunter's exclamation, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across | (10) | Wall Street Journal | Feb 2, 2026 |
| 61% | DAY See 26-Across | (3) | New York Times | Jan 17, 2026 |
| 61% | ALLFOURS 2024 Miranda July novel ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across | (8) | Universal | Jan 7, 2026 |
| 59% | ICEDTEA See 17-Across | (7) | Universal | Jan 29, 2026 |
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