The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TICTACTOE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2010.
Pencil game that hints at this puzzle's theme, found in the first and last letters of 18-, 25- and 43-Across crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TICTACTOE | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pencil game that hints at this puzzle's theme, found in the first and last letters of 18-, 25- and 43-Across
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- anagrams
- initial
- home
- post
- pitch
- black
- point
- acrostic
- lead
- one
- dot
- face
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result TICTACTOE
- Child's logic game
- Game of X's and O's
- The British call it "noughts-and-crosses"
- "Hollywood Squares" basis
- Game with a board that resembles a pound sign
- Game that's hard to win
- Game that often ends in a tie
- Game that's the hidden theme of this puzzle
- Pencil game that hints at this puzzle's theme, found in the first and last letters of 18-, 25- and 43-Across
- Game that's hard to lose