The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 48 letter word CROSSED A BEAR (sounds like “cross to bear”) which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Betrayed Paddington? … or what 20-, 34- and 41- did in this puzzle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CROSSED A BEAR (sounds like “cross to bear”) | 100 % | 48 |
Why may CROSSED-A-BEAR-SOUNDS-LIKE-CROSS-TO-BEAR be the right solution?
The answer "CROSSED A BEAR" is a play on words. It sounds like "cross to bear," which means to have a burdensome or difficult problem. In this puzzle, the answers to clues 20, 34, and 41 all involve crossing out or "crossing" the word "BEAR" in different ways. So, the solvers "CROSSED A BEAR" by removing or crossing out the word "BEAR" in those answers.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Betrayed Paddington? … or what 20-, 34- and 41- did in this puzzle
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- hand
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- rule
- then
- turn
- secretively
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