Unexpected twist (and a hint to what's hidden inside 18-, 20-, 51- and 56-Across) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Unexpected twist (and a hint to what's hidden inside 18-, 20-, 51- and 56-Across) . 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 15 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SURPRISEELEMENT.

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Crossword Answer For Unexpected twist (and a hint to what's hidden inside 18-, 20-, 51- and 56-Across):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SURPRISEELEMENT Unexpected twist (and a hint to what's hidden inside 18-, 20-, 51- and 56-Across) (15)
59% DOGGO 20 Across, 38 Across or 51 Across, informally (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025
57% SIDEEFFECTS Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across (11) New York Times Oct 27, 2025
55% ELEMENTOFSURPRISE Unexpected twist, or what's found in the answers to the starred clues (17) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
55% DATEMOVIES 18-, 23-, 51- and 56-Across? (10)
53% TINKERTAILORSOLDIERSPY See 56 Across (22) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 17, 2025
50% VANMAN See 20 Across (6) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 22, 2025
50% MALE Unlike 18-Across (4) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2025
50% KNITWEAR Most 56-Across, e.g. (8) USA Today Oct 4, 2025
50% ELI 20-Across student (3) Universal Sep 23, 2025
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