With 20-Across, feature of many a sci-fi film ... and a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue With 20-Across, feature of many a sci-fi film ... and a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares featured in New York Times Midi puzzle on October 1, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALIEN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIEN With 20-Across, feature of many a sci-fi film ... and a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares (5) New York Times Midi Oct 1, 2026
54% STUMBLINGBLOCKS Obstacles ... or a hint to three squares in this puzzle (15) New York Times Oct 1, 2026
50% ETS Sci-fi figures (3) LA Times Daily Sep 29, 2026
50% WHO Sci-fi's "Doctor ___" (3)
50% UFOS Sci-fi vehicles (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 12, 2026
50% ALIENLIFEFORM Feature of many sci-fi films (13)
48% IGOR Sci-fi assistant (4) Newsday Aug 30, 2026
48% ELOI Sci-fi race (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 22, 2026
48% APEMEN Sci-fi primates (6) Premier Sunday Aug 16, 2026
48% CGI Sci-fi FX (3) USA Today Aug 9, 2026

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