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noun • transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words | ||||
| 26% | 10 | Has clues for both across and down | ||
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| 24% | 9 | With 46-Across, feature of the answers to this puzzle's six starred clues, in a sense | ||
adjective satellite • having identical parts on each side of an axis • affecting or undertaken by two parties • having two sides or parts | ||||
Feature Of The Clues For 17 25 41 And 52 Across
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SPOONERISM which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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SPOONERISM
Updated: September 1, 2025
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