Amid austerity, millions often need grants at the outset (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Amid austerity, millions often need grants at the outset (5) featured in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle on February 28, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AMONG.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AMONG Amid austerity, millions often need grants at the outset (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Feb 28, 2026
5% STERN Austere (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 26, 2026
5% UNADORNED Austere (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 13, 2026
4% LETIN Grant admission to (5) LA Times Daily Feb 15, 2026
4% BARTER Exchange in pub that escalates rapidly at the outset (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 13, 2026
4% AIRE Suffix for million (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 12, 2026
4% CARY Suave Grant (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 12, 2026
4% HONE Refine hair oil? Not essential at the outset (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
4% HAYES Grant's successor (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 31, 2026
4% YES "Permission granted" (3) Newsday Jan 28, 2026

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