Crossword answer
NONSTARTER
10 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 5 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, September 5, 2025
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NONSTARTER
Clues that lead to NONSTARTER
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NONSTARTER is a 10-letter answer that has appeared 5 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Is he not the first to have scratched?” in the Evening Standard crossword on September 5, 2025.
Other 10-letter answers
SETTOMUSICNoted work?
BEAUTYMARKEnhancing "blemish" (3x)
SOMEPEOPLE"Unbelievable!" ... or what 17-, 25-, 35- and 46-Across are made from, letter-wise?
EMANCIPATEEuropean chap worried about withdrawn photo's release
ENANTIOMERAwkwardly mention ear — it's one of a pair, the mirror image of the other
KOOKABURRAThis bird sits in the old gum tree (10)
BROOMSTICKWitch carrier (10)
GARDENHOSEKid’s knocked over shed one rebuilt – a wind-up for the horticulturalist? (6,4)
DUSSELDORFEuropean city recovering from disappointment, investing not as much (10)
ISLEOFDOGSReportedly, I adore residents of Battersea, part of London
ALASKAROLLSushi bite topped with salmon
CONTAGIOUSLike laughter, sometimes
SERENENESSSneers seen to disrupt peace
MADAGASCARSingular vehicle pursues crazy range on island
Every appearance of NONSTARTER (5)
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Sep 5, 2025
Is he not the first to have scratched? · Evening Standard · 25 Down
May 26, 2023
Not being a novice, he's not running in the race · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Sep 4, 2020
Is he not the first to have scratched? · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Mar 27, 2020
It won’t run and it won’t jump! · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jun 22, 2018
Not being a novice, he's not running in the race · Evening Standard · 26 Down