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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPELLINGBEE Word-based contest, and what the starred answers are doing, collectively, when read as clues for single letters (11) USA Today Jul 21, 2026
6% TAGLINES Marketing slogans, or what the answers to the starred clues are? (8) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2026
6% SPELLBOOK Grimoire ... or read the starts of the starred clues' answers? (9) Universal Sep 21, 2026
6% REACT What acids do when mixed with bases (5) New York Times Sep 13, 2026
5% FALL With 67-Across, timely phrase for what's hidden in the starred clue's answers (4) Newsday Oct 30, 2026
5% SCAREQUOTES Punctuation that expresses skepticism, or what the answers to the starred clues may be called? (11) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2026
5% THINKONYOURFEET React quickly, and advice for answering the starred clues (15) Wall Street Journal Oct 27, 2026
5% ITHASTOGO "That can't stay!" ... or an observation about what each starred clue's answer contains (9) Universal Oct 26, 2026
5% IDK "No clue" letters, in text (3)
5% THEINNEREAR Site suggested by the answers to the starred clues (11) Newsday Oct 22, 2026

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