With 38- and 49-Across, unrefined, and a hint to what can precede this puzzle’s border words Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROUGH With 38- and 49-Across, unrefined, and a hint to what can precede this puzzle’s border words (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 16, 2022
57% PENAL Word that can precede "code" or "colony" (5) New York Times Mini Oct 29, 2025
57% ALLTHUMBS Klutzy … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across (9) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
55% LINES See 49-Across (5) Universal Nov 5, 2025
55% HER See 49-Across (3) LA Times Daily Nov 5, 2025
55% PAIROFHANDS Person who can assist, or a hint to the word than can follow each half of 18-, 24-, 35- or 49-Across (11) Universal Nov 3, 2025
55% SHIFTINGGEARS Moving on to an unrelated subject ... and a hint to how the last words of 15-, 22-, 49- and 58-Across can be scrambled (13) Universal Oct 22, 2025
55% DEER Buck or 38-Across (4) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
53% SWEARTROOPER Eff and blind (with 38 Across) (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
53% VIRGIN Madonna song (with 38 Across) (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025

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