What the people who came up with the spellings of 17, 21, 40, and 57 Across apparently were Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEABRAINED What the people who came up with the spellings of 17, 21, 40, and 57 Across apparently were (10)
5% LAVA 40-Across output (4) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
5% SURFACED Came up (8) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
5% ECCE Behold, for 57 Across (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 24, 2025
5% SIC Thus, for 57 Across (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 24, 2025
5% SEEMED Came across as (6) Universal Sep 4, 2025
5% CONMEN People who target the starts of 17-, 30-, 40- and 57-Across (6) New York Times Oct 17, 2017
4% WOMANSJOKE see 17 Across (6,4) (10) Mirror Quiz Nov 15, 2025
4% HARDY See 17 Across (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
4% MOM see 21 Across (3) (3) Mirror Quiz Nov 12, 2025
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