Tentative "It's a date" ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
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% PUTONASHOW Go over the top, or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across (10) LA Times Daily Sep 26, 2025
69% COCKAMAMIEIDEAS 17-, 26- and 48-Across (15)
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% ALLTHUMBS Klutzy … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across (9) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
61% FOOTBALLPENALTY Result of the no-no found at the end of 17-, 26- or 42-Across (15) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
61% LIBRARY Spot to find 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across (7) New York Times Aug 13, 2025
59% IDONTLIKE ____ 48 Across, 1979 hit (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
59% HAPPY ____ 48 Across, Salford band (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
59% RAINYDAYS ____ and 48 Across, hit for the Carpenters (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025

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