Thorough trim, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 32-, 38- and 42-Across Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Thorough trim, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 32-, 38- and 42-Across last seen in Universal 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 CLOSESHAVE.

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Crossword Answer For Thorough trim, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 32-, 38- and 42-Across:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOSESHAVE Thorough trim, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 32-, 38- and 42-Across (10) Universal Oct 12, 2019
5% DUCKDUCKGOOSE Fowl play? ... or words that can follow the starts of 20-, 32- and 42-Across (13) New York Times Nov 24, 2025
5% TWO 42-Across, in English (3) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
4% HOOP See 17-Across (4) USA Today Nov 27, 2025
4% INDEPTH Detailed, thorough (7) The Times Concise Nov 22, 2025
4% OMEN Portentous 17-Across (4) LA Times Daily Nov 17, 2025
4% HARDY See 17 Across (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
4% LECHE ___ flan (creamy 32-Across dessert) (5) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
4% PROP Support; 42 Across position (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025
4% CENTRE Middle point; 42 Across position (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025

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