Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BACKROOM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKROOM Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers (8) Wall Street Journal Apr 19, 2021
5% ARBOR Shady spot (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 20, 2025
5% APPRAISED *Evaluated ... or, read differently, a hint to the word progressing through the starred clues' answers (9) Universal Oct 20, 2025
5% ELM Shady tree (3) Universal Oct 19, 2025
5% SWEETENER Something that may help seal a deal (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 18, 2025
5% NEAT How whiskey might be served … with a hint to the answers to the seven starred clues (4) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
5% SHYSTERS Shady lawyers (8) Newsday Oct 15, 2025
5% WHEELS __ and deals (6) Commuter Oct 11, 2025
5% ITS "-- a deal!" (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 9, 2025
5% UNETHICAL Shady (9) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025

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