Word that can precede the starts of 17-, 35- and 54-Across and 16-Down Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word that can precede the starts of 17-, 35- and 54-Across and 16-Down . 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 BRAIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRAIN Word that can precede the starts of 17-, 35- and 54-Across and 16-Down (5)
6% NONO Words to 17-Across (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 30, 2025
6% BROWN Word that can precede the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 35-Down (5)
6% CORN Word that can precede the start of 17- or 54-Across or 11- or 27-Down (4)
5% FARM See 16 Across (4) The Guardian Weekend Oct 11, 2025
5% HOO See 35-Across (3) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
5% ALLTHUMBS Klutzy … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across (9) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
5% ALF Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 17-Across (3) Universal Oct 9, 2025
5% AMOUR 16-Across, to Molière (5) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
5% TAKEFIVE Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called (8) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2025
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