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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOSESHAVE Thorough trim, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 32-, 38- and 42-Across (10) Universal Oct 12, 2019
5% CHEESEBOARD Cocktail party staple that may contain the ends of 17-, 25-, 38-, 42- and 55-Across (11) New York Times Aug 11, 2025
5% BETTER With 32-Across (6)
4% ZHUZHUP Fancify … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 62-Across (7) New York Times Sep 3, 2025
4% RADICAL Thorough (7) (7) Mirror Quick Sep 3, 2025
4% SOWHATELSEISNEW Sarcastic question answered by the starts of 17-, 25-, 51- and 59-Across (15) New York Times Sep 1, 2025
4% PRUNING Trimming (7) LA Times Daily Aug 28, 2025
4% ZENERCARDS ESP research tools, featuring the shapes that start 17-, 21-, 33-, 42- and 55-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Aug 27, 2025
4% ONTHELINE At stake ... or where you may find 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across (9) New York Times Aug 25, 2025
4% GETPLAYED Fall for it, or what can happen to the last words of 17-, 25-, 38- and 56-Across (9) Wall Street Journal Aug 25, 2025

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