What the 40-Across was built for Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLOOD What the 40-Across was built for (5) Newsday Feb 4, 2026
3% RICKETY Poorly built (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Sep 16, 2026
3% ARROW What it's often thought 19 Across received in his 40 Across * (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 10, 2026
3% CATNAP 40 winks (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 10, 2026
3% IGLOO House built of ice (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 10, 2026
3% FOUNDED Discovered half of shed is built (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 8, 2026
3% BASED Built on arrangement of beads (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Sep 2, 2026
3% TOWN Place with parts not built up (4) The Times Cryptic Aug 28, 2026
3% MODULAR Built from distinct parts (7) The Times Concise Aug 25, 2026
3% SOULMATES Ideal partners, and what can be found at the ends of 17-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across? (9) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2026

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