Crossword answer
START
5 letters · Used for 58 different clues · 156 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
START
Clues that lead to START
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Be first to leave?5Evening StandardAug 24, 2026
Commencement5Daily ExpressAug 13, 2026
One end of a maze5LA TimesAug 11, 2026
Ends opposite5Crosswords With FriendsAug 4, 2026
Begin5Evening StandardJul 30, 2026
Kick off5Wall Street JournalJul 27, 2026
To begin with, mince tarts!5Evening StandardJul 18, 2026
‘The git-go’ (5)5The GuardianJul 17, 2026
Surprise when viscous substance covers street? Just the reverse (5)5The GuardianJul 14, 2026
Begin to jump5Evening StandardJul 8, 2026
Institute5Daily ExpressJun 20, 2026
React in fear – get going (5)5The GuardianJun 15, 2026
The first thing in making tarts5Evening StandardMay 27, 2026
Appropriate answer for 1-Across5New York TimesMay 12, 2026
Jump at the sound of a pistol?5Evening StandardMay 9, 2026
Jump involuntarily (5)5The SunApr 25, 2026
Begin small pastry dish (5)5The SunApr 25, 2026
Commence to jump5Evening StandardApr 6, 2026
From ___ to finish (beginning to end)5Daily ThemedApr 6, 2026
Go ahead, kick-off5Puzzle PageMar 18, 2026
Flush and show you've been taken unawares5Evening StandardJan 2, 2026
Launch5New York TimesDec 9, 2025
Begin to be jumpy5Evening StandardNov 27, 2025
Initiate something5Daily ThemedNov 1, 2025
Sudden movement5New York TimesOct 25, 2025
Initial advantage to a flier, perhaps?5Evening StandardOct 7, 2025
First appearance as a featured East-Ender5Evening StandardAug 30, 2025
To begin with, a red one can fly5Evening StandardAug 24, 2025
Begin something, say5Daily ThemedJul 28, 2025
Beginning5The IndependentJul 14, 2025
Begin, as a match5Daily ThemedJun 24, 2025
*Oops* False ___, track and field blunder where the player jumps the gun5Daily ThemedJun 3, 2025
Button on many appliances5New York TimesMay 11, 2025
Get off the ground5New York TimesApr 29, 2025
Initial jump?5Evening StandardFeb 27, 2025
0:005New York TimesFeb 20, 2025
Touch off5NewsdayFeb 1, 2025
Give a little jerk when you switch on5Evening StandardJan 17, 2025
Mince tarts, please, to begin with5Evening StandardOct 7, 2024
Begin jumpily?5Evening StandardJun 12, 2024
Be surprised by the opening5Evening StandardMay 31, 2024
Do first things first5Evening StandardJan 11, 2024
Begin, as a new project5Daily ThemedDec 16, 2023
A jerk, to begin with!5Evening StandardOct 20, 2023
Kick off, as a project5Daily ThemedOct 12, 2023
A 'jump' one for the motorist?5Evening StandardAug 29, 2023
From ___ to finish5Daily ThemedMay 13, 2023
Begin to show jumpiness?5Evening StandardMar 16, 2023
One's opening jump?5Evening StandardJan 10, 2023
One made to show originality?5Evening StandardNov 15, 2022
Be a novice making tarts5Evening StandardMay 26, 2022
You can have a 'jump' one, of course5Evening StandardMay 24, 2022
"We Didn't ___ the Fire," 1989 hit by Billy Joel that peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 from his album "Storm Front"5Daily ThemedMay 9, 2022
Begin making tarts5Evening StandardJan 27, 2022
To begin5Daily ThemedOct 7, 2021
Initiate as a nervous reaction?5Evening StandardAug 26, 2019
A red one is a flier!5Evening StandardJul 25, 2019
Jump the gun?5Evening StandardJul 10, 2019
About START in crosswords
START is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 156 times in our database across 58 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Be first to leave?” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 24, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
HOSEDSwindled
CUTUPSnip into pieces (3,2)
TUSKSElephant pair
HABITCustomary behavior
APPLEGift from a teacher's pet
IDSAY"My guess is ..."
ASYETSo far, simple to cycle in front of Tesla
GLAADHappy-sounding advocacy grp.
PISTESki-slope
BILESOlympic gymnast with five moves named for her
PEKOETea variety
OASISCamel's watering hole
HMARTKorean-American grocery store
PEARLOyster's gem
Every appearance of START (156)
Click to expand · newest first
Aug 24, 2026
Be first to leave? · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 13, 2026
Commencement · Daily Express · 2 Down
Aug 11, 2026
One end of a maze · LA Times · Down
Aug 4, 2026
Ends opposite · Crosswords With Friends · 48
Jul 30, 2026
Begin · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jul 27, 2026
Kick off · Wall Street Journal · 51 Down
Jul 18, 2026
To begin with, mince tarts! · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jul 17, 2026
‘The git-go’ (5) · The Guardian · 1 Down
Jul 14, 2026
Surprise when viscous substance covers street? Just the reverse (5) · The Guardian · 14 Down
Jul 10, 2026
Begin · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jul 8, 2026
Begin to jump · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jun 20, 2026
Institute · Daily Express · 20 Across
Jun 15, 2026
React in fear – get going (5) · The Guardian · 21 Down
Jun 7, 2026
Begin · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Jun 3, 2026
Kick off · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Jun 3, 2026
Begin · Daily Express · 3 Down
May 27, 2026
The first thing in making tarts · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 25, 2026
Begin · Daily Express · 22 Across
May 19, 2026
Begin · The Independent · 17 Down
May 12, 2026
Appropriate answer for 1-Across · New York Times · 1 Across
May 9, 2026
Jump at the sound of a pistol? · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Apr 29, 2026
Begin · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Apr 25, 2026
Jump involuntarily (5) · The Sun · 6 Down
Apr 25, 2026
Begin small pastry dish (5) · The Sun · 6 Down
Apr 23, 2026
Begin · Daily Express · 19 Down
Apr 11, 2026
Begin · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Apr 7, 2026
Begin · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Apr 6, 2026
Commence to jump · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Apr 6, 2026
From ___ to finish (beginning to end) · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Apr 2, 2026
Begin · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Mar 18, 2026
Go ahead, kick-off · Puzzle Page · 13 Down
Feb 18, 2026
Begin · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Feb 9, 2026
Begin · Newsday · Down
Jan 2, 2026
Flush and show you've been taken unawares · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Dec 9, 2025
Launch · New York Times · 4 Down
Nov 27, 2025
Begin to be jumpy · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Nov 17, 2025
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Nov 1, 2025
Initiate something · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Oct 26, 2025
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Oct 25, 2025
Sudden movement · New York Times · 18 Across
Oct 7, 2025
Initial advantage to a flier, perhaps? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Aug 30, 2025
First appearance as a featured East-Ender · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Aug 30, 2025
Begin · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Aug 24, 2025
To begin with, a red one can fly · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 28, 2025
Begin something, say · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Jul 14, 2025
Beginning · The Independent · 18 Down
Jun 24, 2025
Begin, as a match · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Jun 19, 2025
Begin · The Independent · 8 Across
Jun 3, 2025
*Oops* False ___, track and field blunder where the player jumps the gun · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Jun 2, 2025
Begin · Evening Standard · 30 Across
May 29, 2025
Begin · Evening Standard · 38 Across
May 11, 2025
Button on many appliances · New York Times · 96 Across
Apr 29, 2025
Get off the ground · New York Times · 49 Across
Feb 27, 2025
Initial jump? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Feb 20, 2025
0:00 · New York Times · 10 Down
Feb 8, 2025
Kick off · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Feb 1, 2025
Touch off · Newsday · Down
Jan 23, 2025
Begin · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jan 17, 2025
Give a little jerk when you switch on · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Jan 3, 2025
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Nov 19, 2024
Begin · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 16, 2024
Begin · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Oct 7, 2024
Mince tarts, please, to begin with · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Sep 19, 2024
Begin · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Sep 4, 2024
Begin · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jul 29, 2024
Begin · The Independent · 16 Down
Jun 12, 2024
Begin jumpily? · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Jun 10, 2024
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 31, 2024
Be surprised by the opening · Evening Standard · 33 Down
May 16, 2024
Beginning · The Independent · 13 Across
Mar 13, 2024
Begin · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Mar 3, 2024
Begin · The Independent · 12 Across
Feb 1, 2024
Begin · The Independent · 17 Down
Jan 11, 2024
Do first things first · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Dec 16, 2023
Begin, as a new project · Daily Themed · 24 Down
Nov 17, 2023
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Oct 20, 2023
A jerk, to begin with! · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Oct 12, 2023
Kick off, as a project · Daily Themed · 41 Across
Aug 29, 2023
A 'jump' one for the motorist? · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Aug 14, 2023
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 7, 2023
Kick off · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
May 13, 2023
From ___ to finish · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Apr 18, 2023
Begin · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Mar 28, 2023
Begin · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Mar 16, 2023
Begin to show jumpiness? · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Mar 14, 2023
Begin · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jan 10, 2023
One's opening jump? · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 3, 2023
Begin · Evening Standard · 2 Across
Dec 1, 2022
Kick off · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Nov 29, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 43 Across
Nov 15, 2022
One made to show originality? · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Nov 15, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Nov 14, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Nov 1, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 43 Across
Sep 5, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Aug 24, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 26, 2022
Be a novice making tarts · Evening Standard · 33 Across
May 24, 2022
You can have a 'jump' one, of course · Evening Standard · 31 Across
May 19, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Apr 29, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Apr 19, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 14, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Feb 9, 2022
Begin · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 27, 2022
Begin making tarts · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Oct 7, 2021
To begin · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Sep 30, 2021
Begin · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Sep 22, 2021
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Sep 9, 2021
Begin · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Aug 10, 2021
Begin · Evening Standard · 2 Across
Aug 3, 2021
Be first to leave? · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 8, 2021
To begin with, mince tarts! · Evening Standard · 18 Down
May 25, 2021
Begin to jump · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 20, 2021
Begin · Evening Standard · 41 Across
May 7, 2021
Begin · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Apr 7, 2021
Begin · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Mar 29, 2021
Begin · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Mar 23, 2021
The first thing in making tarts · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Mar 1, 2021
Begin · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Feb 23, 2021
Jump at the sound of a pistol? · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jan 12, 2021
Begin · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jan 5, 2021
Commence to jump · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Dec 25, 2020
Flush and show you've been taken unawares · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Nov 19, 2020
Begin · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Oct 27, 2020
Begin · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Oct 20, 2020
Begin · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Oct 13, 2020
Begin · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jun 15, 2020
Begin to be jumpy · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Apr 27, 2020
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 31, 2020
Initial advantage to a flier, perhaps? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Mar 26, 2020
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jan 31, 2020
Give a little jerk when you switch on · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Jan 22, 2020
First appearance as a featured East-Ender · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jan 13, 2020
To begin with, a red one can fly · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 11, 2020
Kick off · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Down
Jan 7, 2020
Begin · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Dec 2, 2019
Begin · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Nov 28, 2019
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Nov 14, 2019
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Nov 4, 2019
Begin · Evening Standard · 4 Across
Oct 14, 2019
Begin · Evening Standard · 4 Across
Oct 10, 2019
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Aug 26, 2019
Initiate as a nervous reaction? · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 25, 2019
A red one is a flier! · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jul 10, 2019
Jump the gun? · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jun 21, 2019
Be surprised by the opening · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Mar 14, 2019
Begin · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Feb 11, 2019
Begin · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Nov 27, 2018
Initial jump? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Nov 20, 2018
Begin · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Aug 23, 2018
Begin · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Aug 9, 2018
Begin · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jun 18, 2018
Begin · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Apr 26, 2018
Begin · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 27, 2018
Begin jumpily? · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Feb 14, 2018
Begin · Evening Standard · 8 Down