Crossword puzzle clue "bad luck and a hint to the four longest across answers"

Bad luck, and a hint to the four longest across answers

Like the upcoming elections, and a hint to the four longest Across answers

Clinched, and a hint to the four longest Across answers

How many TV shows are shown, and a hint to the seven longest across answers' common feature

Doctor's self-employment, and a hint to the starts of the five longest across answers

Deli cheese ... or, in three parts, a hint to the five longest across puzzle answers

What words concealed by the other four longest Across answers do ... and also, what each of them is

Poker variety ... and what the four longest across answers do?