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It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found

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Answer For It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found:

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194 Other Potential Answers

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LEADINGQUESTION
It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 2, 2018
5%
TOPHATS
Places where magicians' rabbits may hide, or what can be found in 3-, 9-, 21-, and 31-Down
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
3%
CATFEET
Where toe beans are found
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
3%
FIRSTHALF
Game division, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
3%
TVSET
Screen found in many a living room, or what 16-, 29-, 49-, and 63-Across can be called
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
3%
SOULMATES
Ideal partners, and what can be found at the ends of 17-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
3%
DOUBLECHECK
Go over twice, or what can be found in the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
3%
EYELEVEL
Where one may set their sights
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
2%
AIME
Martinican poet Césaire who helped found the Négritude movement
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
2%
ARTSHOW
Event that may have drawings
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
2%
AXOLOTL
Mexican salamander found in mountain lakes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
2%
BROWNIES
Chocolaty treats that may have walnuts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
2%
FOLLOWSUIT
Do the same, and what the ends of 17-, 25-, and 42-Across can do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
2%
CAPECANAVERAL
Place where flights are astronomical
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
2%
IDO
Rite answer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
2%
MODESTO
California city where "American Graffiti" was set
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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SRS
Students who may take 14-Down
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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OCEAN
Place where people cruise through life?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
2%
SPAN
Reach across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
2%
SNOWCRAB
Crustacean found in cold northern oceans
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
2%
THERIGHTSTUFF
Tom Wolfe book about Project Mercury, or an apt description of the ends of 16-, 24-, 47-, and 56-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
2%
INOIL
How anchovies may be packed
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
2%
ADRIFT
Unsure where to go
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
2%
INNERGEEK
Something that may be on display while playing D&D
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
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CHINATOWN
Neighborhood that may contain a paifang
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
2%
TOE
Sock end
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
2%
PRY
Go where one shouldn't
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2026
2%
ABANDONSHIP
"Everyone in the water!," or when parsed differently, what can be found in each set of circled words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
2%
LOCS
Hairstyle that may begin with comb coils
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
2%
BOYLESLAGER
"A bottle where the rapid decrease in pressure upon opening creates foam, please" request?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2026
2%
ERIE
Lake at the Detroit River's end
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
2%
CHURRO
Treat that may be dipped in dulce de leche
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
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START
One end of a maze
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
2%
URN
Spot where there's no trouble brewing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
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LETSGETROLLING
Call for action, or what one might say before using the ends of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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SEASTAR
Invertebrate found in every ocean
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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TUBS
Their feet may have claws
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
2%
BREATHMINT
One may be taken on a date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
2%
SEXT
Message one may wish to open in private
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
2%
HEALTHSPELL
*Video game boost that may repair damage
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
2%
LIBRARYSHELVES
Places for books that may be borrowed
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
2%
RYES
Deli loaves that may be seeded or marbled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
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DENIAL
No answer?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
2%
POETS
*Area in Westminster Abbey where Chaucer is buried
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
2%
AROUNDTHECORNER
Not far off, or where to look to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
2%
SIXPACKS
Sets of sculpted abs, and what the ends of 19-, 23-, 24-, 36-, 46-, and 48-Across are altogether
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
2%
OHO
"Look what I found!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
2%
BLUSHBLINDNESS
Tendency to overuse a certain cosmetic, or what has caused a mismatch between the starred clues and their answers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
2%
AHA
"I found it!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
2%
YOGARETREAT
Vacation for posers?, or what can be found in each set of circled letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
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ONIONS
Vegetables that may be chopped while wearing goggles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
2%
GRADER
Equipment that may level the playing field
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
2%
WATTS
Los Angeles neighborhood where many Walter Mosley novels are set
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
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PTSD
Condition that may be treated with SSRIs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
2%
BOATERSAFETY
Course that may be taught by the Coast Guard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
2%
CONTRADICTIONINTERMS
Oxymoron, or what can be found five times in this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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NAPLES
City where pizza was invented
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
2%
RAWDEAL
Short end of the stick
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
2%
FORKLIFT
Pas de deux move performed where the road divides?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
2%
FALLCOLLECTION
Fashion house release with autumnal colors, or what the ends of 20-, 34-, and 41-Across are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
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UNTAPE
Take off a certain adhesive
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
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GLUED
Put on a certain adhesive
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
1%
ZELDA
Nintendo princess
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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ATLAS
Geography buff's compendium
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
1%
JIMI
"Purple Haze" rocker Hendrix
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
1%
ALLY
Friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
EYETOEYE
*How like-minded people see, or a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
AMI
French friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
MIAMOR
Spanish term of endearment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
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MAILS
Sends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
USEUP
Spend all of
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
1%
KEIRA
Knightley of "Bend It Like Beckham"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
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EDIT
Remove adverbs and add punctuation, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
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ABETS
Lies for, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
1%
ONHOLD
Pending
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
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AMEN
Prayer ender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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ANITA
Feminist Frequency founder Sarkeesian
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
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ECO
Earth-friendly prefix
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
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ORE
Subject of a miner dispute, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
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PERIOD
Sentence ender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
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STRAT
Fender guitar, familiarly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
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AMIS
French friends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
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SWEEPER
Center defender in soccer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
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TODS
High-end Italian shoe brand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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EYRE
Lowood attendee of literature
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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SINEW
Tendon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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ERMA
Bombeck who advised, "Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
1%
HARPO
__ Productions: media company founded by Oprah
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
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CHE
"Weekend Update" comic Michael
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
SIDESPIN
Cause of a soccer ball bending midair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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SUITE
Family-friendly hotel room
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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AFAR
Nowhere near
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
1%
ELENA
"My Brilliant Friend" novelist Ferrante
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
1%
SCALESDOWN
"Now play C major and C minor descending"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
AMP
Feedback provider, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
UDON
Sukiyaki noodle, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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DODO
Bird that was once endemic to Mauritius
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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TACOTRUCKS
Some street food vendors
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
ALI
Legend in the ring
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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ARETHA
Soul legend Franklin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
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SLR
High-end camera, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
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ESE
Language ending
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
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PRODIGALPERSON
Big spender?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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MIIS
Nintendo virtual personae
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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RELO
Settle elsewhere, casually
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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AIDS
Lends a hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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APPSTORE
Mobile vendor?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
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BRAD
Slender fastener
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
1%
AID
Lend a hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2026
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DISGUISE
Trench coat, wig, and big sunglasses, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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BIKE
Eco-friendly commuting option
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
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OPENER
Bartending tool
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
1%
AHAMOMENT
Puzzle solver's breakthrough, or what the answers to the starred clues have in common
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
1%
TAPER
Slender candle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
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FACETHEMUSIC
Accept unintended consequences
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
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RIP
Mender's target
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
SHINES
Waxes, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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LEETSPEAK
Jargon in a video game chat, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
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DABS
Tends to a stain, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
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OOO
"Not answering email," briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
1%
SATANIC
Truly fiendish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
1%
REASONS
Whys and wherefores
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
1%
BUCK
Move like a spooked horse, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
1%
PANDA
Bamboo-loving bear, or, when parsed in three parts, a feature of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
1%
SMOCK
Recommended garment when using glitter glue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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ITSLOVE
Term of endearment?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
1%
ALLS
"__ well that ends well"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
1%
TALKSSENSE
Brings the temperature down, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
1%
ETAS
Traffic-dependent figs.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
SOLARPOWER
Clean energy option, or a hint to what the answers to the starred clues have?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
TONY
"Copacabana" bartender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
PROS
Referendum side
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
UHAUL
Rental after closing, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
OWE
Come up short, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
MASQUERADEBALL
Formal event attended in costume
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
1%
DMITRI
Chemist Mendeleev who created the periodic table
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
1%
TAMER
More family-friendly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
1%
INNS
Some Tripadvisor recommendations
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
1%
DODGEOMNI
Chrysler that won the 1978 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
1%
ILLADVISED
"Our previous recommendation stands"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
1%
SIDESTREETS
Features of some detours, or what four answers in this puzzle need in order to match their clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
1%
EID
Ramadan-ending holiday, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
1%
ACT
Pretend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
1%
VALET
Parking attendant
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
1%
HAND
Appendage often traced to draw a turkey in art class
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
1%
FULLOFTWISTS
Praise for a bartender's manual?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
1%
WATTLE
Turkey appendage
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
1%
NESS
Loch with a legend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
1%
HIM
Gender-specific pronoun
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
1%
MADEYOULOOK
"Gotcha!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
1%
ASHE
Tennis legend Arthur
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
1%
DARNED
Mended, as socks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
1%
IBEFOREE
Start of a spelling rule, or a rule to keep in mind while answering the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
WIIS
Nintendo consoles that debuted in 2006
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
DSLR
High-end camera initials
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
GREGOR
Genetics pioneer Mendel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
MUTUALS
Online friends, colloquially
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
1%
ETA
Question in reply to "omw," maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
1%
OMNI
High-end hotel chain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
1%
FAQ
Web page that has all the answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
1%
OAT
Vegan-friendly latte option
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
1%
HEARTSOFROMAINE
Tender salad greens
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
1%
DYSONS
High-end vacuum cleaners
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
1%
AMIE
French friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
1%
THEY
Gender-neutral pronoun
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
1%
IKEA
Furniture chain founded in Sweden
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
1%
COUCHSURFS
Stays with a series of friends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
NIECE
Fun aunt's movie date, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
BODE
Portend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
THAW
Grow friendlier
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
1%
ASSAMTEA
Element of many English breakfast blends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
1%
MONROE
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" singer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
1%
NED
Nancy Drew's boyfriend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
1%
SLIPS
Ignores a "wet floor" sign, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
1%
FREEPRESS
*First Amendment guarantee
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
DOUBLEAGENTS
Spies with divided loyalties, and what the answers to the starred clues are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
KNEE
Leg-bending joint
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
MARINES
Military branch at Camp Pendleton
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
ZEE
Alphabet ender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
1%
ROMANS
"Friends, __, countrymen ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
1%
EVA
Actress Mendes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
1%
YRS
Calendar divs.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
1%
EMO
Given to moping, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
1%
EMAILALERT
Ding, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
1%
TRIPLETEAM
Defend aggressively
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
1%
HOWL
React to a riot, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
1%
BAMBI
Deer friend of Flower and Thumper
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
1%
ANNA
Kendrick of "Pitch Perfect"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
ETC
List-ending abbr.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
WILLIE
Giants legend Mays
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
PLED
Claimed no contest, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
HER
Gender-specific pronoun
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
1%
ELMO
Red friend of Cookie Monster
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
1%
ENERO
First page of el calendario
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026

Clues for LA Times Daily Crossword on April 2, 2018

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How many possible solutions does "It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 194 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is LEADINGQUESTION (15 letters).
What is the best answer for "It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found"?
The best answer for "It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found" is LEADINGQUESTION with 15 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on April 2, 2018.
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