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Red herring or love triangle ... or 16-, 30- or 46-Across?

Last seen in Universal Crossword January 17, 2023 Answers

The Universal Crossword puzzle from January 17, 2023 featured the clue "Red herring or love triangle ... or 16-, 30- or 46-Across?", and we've found 191 potential answers for it. Our analysis points to PLOTDEVICE as the most likely solution — it's 10 letters long and matches with 99% confidence. All potential answers are ranked below for your convenience.

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191 Other Potential Answers

99%
PLOTDEVICE
Red herring or love triangle ... or 16-, 30- or 46-Across?
Universal Crossword · Jan 17, 2023
6%
FISH
Herring, but not a red herring
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
3%
SPAN
Reach across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
3%
TURKEYVULTURES
Avian scavengers with red heads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
3%
ELMO
Baby-voiced red Muppet
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
3%
DOTE
Shower with love, with "on"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2026
3%
TRAFFICTICKET
Sanction for running a red light
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
3%
RIPE
Like a plump red strawberry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
3%
NOSE
Rudolph's red body part
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
3%
ROMEOROMEO
Juliet's response when her love asks what city is as eternal as their bond?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
3%
TEAMO
Spanish "I love you"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
3%
ROJO
Spanish red
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
3%
FIND
Happen across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
3%
MAROON
Dark red
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2026
3%
TUMMYRUB
Sign of puppy love?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2026
3%
EROS
Greek god of love
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
3%
FAULTLINES
Fractured spots in the earth's crust, or what 17-, 23-, and 49-Across are
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2026
3%
WAR
Biblical rider of a red horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2026
3%
UNO
Game with red, yellow, blue, and green cards
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2026
3%
SEEM
Come across as
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2026
3%
HOWDOYOULIKE
With 59-Across, rhetorical taunt, or a question answered by the ends of 17-, 23-, and 37-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
3%
ENAMORS
Fills with love
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
3%
DYE
Turn red, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
1%
HAM
Muffuletta ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
1%
LSD
Drug featured in the Dock Ellis biopic "No No: A Dockumentary"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
1%
LEMON
Piccata ingredient
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%
EGG
Omelet ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
1%
EARWIG
Pincered insect
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
1%
FRENEMY
Rival one loves to hate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
1%
LYE
Soap ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
1%
AURORABOREALIS
Solar-powered lighting?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
1%
PEAS
Aloo mutter ingredients
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
1%
APR
Credit card fig.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
1%
ICEMEN
Workers featured in the opening scenes of "Frozen"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
1%
FADES
Tapered haircuts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
1%
ELFIN
Small and pointy-eared, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
1%
BEWARETHEAIDESOFMARCH
Warning about interns hired every spring?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
1%
EVOO
Vinaigrette ingredient, initially
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
1%
SPENT
Tuckered out
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
1%
SSN
Oft-redacted ID
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
TOTEMS
Sacred tribal carvings
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
THRUST
Force measured in newtons
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
CHEERIOS
Cereal with a vanilla-flavored Confetti version
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
1%
LED
Steered
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
1%
MADENOSENSE
Beggared belief
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
1%
SESAME
Tahini ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
1%
DEAR
Beloved
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
STAR
Scrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
BAKINGSODA
Science fair volcano ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
ONION
Salsa ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
1%
EDNA
"The Incredibles" supersuit designer Mode
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
1%
GRANDPERJURY
Elaborately embroidered falsehoods?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
SCALLOP
Mollusk often pan-seared
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
OPENNOTES
Anxiety-reducing feature of some tests
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
PEPPERRALLY
Gathering for chile lovers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
LEE
Suni honored with the Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award in 2025
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
1%
PHDS
Degs. conferred after defenses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
1%
VIRGINIAHAMS
*Dry-cured meats from Smithfield
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%
MACYS
Department store chain headquartered in New York's Herald Square
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
1%
RTE
Numbered hwy.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
1%
EAGER
All fired up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
BARE
Uncovered
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
1%
TBSP
Ingredient meas.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
1%
ITUNES
Apple Music predecessor
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%
TVPG
Rating for many shows aired at 8 p.m.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
1%
RICCI
Christina who played Wednesday Addams and appeared on "Wednesday"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
1%
RAN
Appeared in print
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
1%
MITTS
Baking gloves
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 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%
PEARL
Cultured sort?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
1%
ALPHABITS
Cereal that once featured a crossword puzzle in magazine ads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
1%
ORCA
Two-tone apex predator
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
1%
SEDONA
Arizona city near the Seven Sacred Pools
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
1%
ETHOS
Shared ideology
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
1%
TONI
"Beloved" novelist Morrison
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
1%
PIT
Where some get tired quickly?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
1%
CBGB
NYC venue whose final show featured Patti Smith
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
1%
ROMEO
Shakespeare lover
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
1%
ELK
Antlered grazer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
1%
SAID
Uttered
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
1%
ALOE
Ingredient in a cooling lotion
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
1%
SNL
NBC show that inspired "30 Rock," for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
1%
DOUBLECHECK
Go over twice, or what can be found in the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
1%
ISSUER
Credit card provider
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
1%
YEASTS
Ingredients for brewers and bakers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
1%
LHASA
Sacred city of Tibet
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
1%
LIME
Soil acidity reducer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
1%
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
1%
WHERESWALDO
*Book series with a character in red-and-white stripes
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%
ALLME
"I'll take complete credit, thanks"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
1%
ORCAS
Apex predators of the sea
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 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%
RAM
One who loves ewe very much
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 25, 2026
1%
BERT
Muppet who loves pigeons
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 25, 2026
1%
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
1%
CALICO
Multicolored cat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
1%
OIL
Novel that inspired "There Will Be Blood"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
1%
BOBSLED
Gravity-powered racer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
1%
DANGLED
Offered as an inducement
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
1%
DOUBLEAGENTS
Spies with divided loyalties, and what the answers to the starred clues are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
SST
Retired boomer, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
ADU
Soccer star Freddy who played for D.C. United
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
1%
ALINE
Flared skirt style
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
1%
ATEIN
Ordered from DoorDash, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 10, 2026
1%
LOCALLIBRARY
Community facility for researchers and book lovers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
1%
ASHY
Covered in cinders
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
INARUT
Bored by routine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
YES
Desired response to a promposal
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
WHEATBRAN
High-fiber cereal ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
1%
MIL
Thou squared
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
1%
ISOLDE
Tristan's beloved
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
1%
POLITE
Well-mannered
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
1%
HEM
Tailored edge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
1%
GOGREEN
Strive to reduce one's carbon footprint, or what the answers to the starred clues do?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
1%
PETAL
"She loves me, she loves me not" piece
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2026
1%
PASTA
Carbonara ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2026
1%
SLAW
Shredded side
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
1%
ENDWITHABANG
Finish dramatically, or what the answers to the starred clues do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
1%
HEIGHT
Progress that may be measured on a doorframe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
1%
MLK
Civil rights leader honored in Jan.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
1%
OPUS
Numbered work
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
MARCMARON
Comedian whose podcast's final episode featured Barack Obama
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
ANACONDA
87-Down predator
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
DRAB
Uninspired
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2026
1%
CHERI
Beloved, in Bordeaux
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
1%
RSVPED
Answered, in a way
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
1%
TWO
Retired jersey number for Derek Jeter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2026
1%
DIETED
Tried to reduce one's 3-Down
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
1%
COUCHGAG
Long-running joke in the opening credits of "The Simpsons"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
1%
SPED
Floored it
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2026
1%
PDAS
Shared intimacies, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
1%
AUDI
Automaker headquartered in Ingolstadt
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
1%
AARP
Org. with sponsored Medicare plans
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
1%
ETA
GPS prediction
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
1%
THEVOICE
NBC singing competition that completed its 29th season in 2026, or what appears to get louder at the ends of the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
1%
SNAPPEA
Green stir-fry ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2026
1%
STIFFDRINK
Cocktail poured with a heavy hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
1%
ONSALE
At a reduced price
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
1%
RADIO
"All Things Considered" medium
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
1%
IRA
401(k) rollover target
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
1%
ONETIMECODE
Number that should never be shared
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
1%
STAG
Antlered animal
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
1%
SPITZ
Thick-furred dog whose tail curls over its back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2026
1%
IMAC
Computer repaired at a Genius Bar
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2026
1%
TCI
Cable giant acquired by AT&T
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
1%
BUSBY
"OutDaughtered" family name
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
1%
LONE
Unpartnered
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
1%
LASAGNA
Layered potluck staple
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
1%
CAMEIN
Entered
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2026
1%
DERIGUEUR
Required by etiquette
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
GNAR
Shred the __: crush a black diamond run, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2026
1%
VASSAR
Hudson Valley college chartered by a brewer in 1861
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
1%
NIKE
Largest company headquartered in Oregon
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
1%
GETTHELEADOUT
"Move it!," or how to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 22, 2026
1%
OBOE
Wind instrument featured in R.E.M.'s "Nightswimming"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 22, 2026
1%
SECRETMENU
Unpublicized restaurant offering, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
1%
SERE
Withered from drought
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 20, 2026
1%
LOTUSES
Pink blooms sacred to Buddhists
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2026
1%
SHEA
__ butter: skin care ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2026
1%
STREWN
Scattered
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
1%
LIMES
Guacamole ingredients
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
1%
UPN
The CW predecessor
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
1%
RAISINS
Common oatmeal cookie ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2026
1%
INCITED
Stirred up
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2026
1%
SEEMED
Appeared
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
1%
RUNDMC
Hip-hop trio that covered Aerosmith's "Walk This Way"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
1%
RAO
Big name in jarred tomato sauce
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
1%
MADMAGAZINE
Satirical periodical featuring Alfred E. Neuman
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
1%
ALA
Inspired by
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
1%
ENEMY
Syndrome in "The Incredibles," e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
1%
ENO
Brian who scored "The Lovely Bones"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 2, 2026
1%
REFI
APR reducer
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 2, 2026
1%
ICECREAM
Frappe ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 2, 2026
1%
IMDB
Place to find one's credit history?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2026
1%
TRAMS
Carriers powered by pantographs and overhead lines
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
1%
TREX
Predatory dino
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
1%
HEARD
Gathered through the grapevine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
1%
BANANASPLINT
Support for a fractured fruit?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
1%
EEL
Caterpillar roll ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
1%
CRAB
California roll ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
1%
TRIFLE
Layered dessert often topped with syllabub
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
1%
SNOOPDOGG
Rapper featured on the Dr. Dre song "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
1%
OPTICALMICE
Accessories favored by serious gamers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
1%
SHOWN
Aired
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
1%
PIED
Covered with colorful blotches
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
1%
ALASKA
State that inspired a "baked" ice cream dish
Universal Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
1%
SERAPE
Brightly colored shawl
Universal Crossword · Apr 18, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Red herring or love triangle ... or 16-, 30- or 46-Across?" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 191 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is PLOTDEVICE (10 letters).
What is the best answer for "Red herring or love triangle ... or 16-, 30- or 46-Across?"?
The best answer for "Red herring or love triangle ... or 16-, 30- or 46-Across?" is PLOTDEVICE with 10 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Red herring or love triangle ... or 16-, 30- or 46-Across?" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on January 17, 2023.
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