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Clue: "In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ..."

"In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ..." is a New York Times crossword puzzle clue that we have seen 1 time.
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