What is it called when an athlete begins before the starting gun has fired? (5,5) |
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It could hardly lead to a true conclusion |
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Infraction on a gridiron or on a track |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Sep 2023 |
Early misstep |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2023 |
Failed attempt to produce most counterfeit watercolours, for example |
The Guardian Quiptic |
03 Apr 2023 |
Synthetic tree decoration with timer at first going too quickly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Dec 2022 |
Female with a line prepared about celebrity makes flawed beginning |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Oct 2022 |
Running early? |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2022 |
Reason for a track race do-over |
LA Times Daily |
27 Dec 2021 |
Left as upset about headliner beginning to question |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Jul 2020 |
Beginning to doubt? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Jun 2020 |
Sprinter's infraction, and a hint to the starred answers' first words |
Universal |
19 Apr 2020 |
Sprint malfunction |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2018 |
As something before its proper time, it's not going off with a bang |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jan 2018 |
Reason for a dash do-over |
Newsday |
17 Nov 2017 |
F? |
The Washington Post |
05 Nov 2017 |
F? |
LA Times Daily |
05 Nov 2017 |
Feigned response to a loud noise? |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Nov 2017 |
F? |
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Fellow bitter about a university's illegal manoeuvre |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Mar 2016 |
Athletic infraction ... or what occurs at the beginning of this puzzle's four theme answers, both across and down |
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Reason to go back to the block |
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Reason for a track delay |
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Running too quickly? |
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Gun jumper's infraction |
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Putting 7:00 on the invite, but not actually getting home until 7:30? |
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F |
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F |
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*Onset of a lie? |
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Race infraction |
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Race infraction |
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Leaving early? |
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Leaving early? |
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Sprinter's error |
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The host who tapped the keg before everyone got there was called for a ... |
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