"What a dumb idea!" (or what you might say about the beginning of 17-, 31- or 47-Across) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "What a dumb idea!" (or what you might say about the beginning of 17-, 31- or 47-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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THATSSOLAME.

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Crossword Answer For "What a dumb idea!" (or what you might say about the beginning of 17-, 31- or 47-Across):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THATSSOLAME "What a dumb idea!" (or what you might say about the beginning of 17-, 31- or 47-Across) (11)
6% MAKEITMAKESENSE "What are you even saying?" (15) LA Times Daily Sep 27, 2025
6% THEME What's the big idea? (5) Newsday Sep 20, 2025
6% DOESNTHAVEACLUE Is completely unaware, or what can be said about 17-, 26-, and 47-Across (15) LA Times Daily Sep 18, 2025
6% ARE "What __ you saying?" (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 18, 2025
5% BURP What you might do after drinking 32 Across (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 22, 2025
5% AGELESS What 46-Across is (7) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
5% JEST What a comment might be made in (4) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
5% GASP What one might say when pretending to be surprised (4) The Atlantic Oct 17, 2025
5% BORN What b. might stand for (4) The Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
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