"The play's the ___ . . . " Crossword Clue

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41 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THING "The play's the ___ . . . " (5)
94% ACTI Play s beginning (4)
13% ALDA Alan who played Hawkeye in M*A*S*H (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 5, 2025
13% BALDUR ____'s Gate, role-playing series by BioWare (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
13% ABIGAIL ____'s Party, Mike Leigh play (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 9, 2025
12% DOH Play-___ (3) New York Times Nov 17, 2025
12% SAFE The "S" of NSFW (4) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
12% TOYED Played (with) (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 3, 2025
12% TWIDDLE Play (with) (7) Puzzler Backwords Nov 1, 2025
12% SIERRA S, to Nato (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
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