"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)
12% ACT Play a part in a play, say (3)
12% TWIDDLE Play (with) (7) Puzzler Backwords Aug 16, 2026
12% SIGN The "S" of ASL (4) USA Today Aug 15, 2026
12% SOON "S" in ASAP (4)
11% SOC Org.'s kin (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2026
11% ATMS S&L dispensers (4) Newsday Sep 2, 2026
11% ANTES Pays to play (5) LA Times Daily Sep 2, 2026
11% SCENE Part of a play (5) LA Times Daily Aug 30, 2026
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