Anointing ceremony failing to start Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Anointing ceremony failing to start last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is UNCTION.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UNCTION Anointing ceremony failing to start (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 15, 2018
3% EMCEE Master of ceremonies (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 2, 2025
3% APE Impersonator failing to start cassette (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 27, 2025
3% RITE Ceremony (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 15, 2025
3% RITES Ceremonies (5) Eugene Sheffer Aug 13, 2025
3% NUPTIAL Wedding ceremony (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 13, 2025
3% NOODLE New dog failing to start pasta strip (6) The Times Cryptic Aug 11, 2025
3% SASH Ceremonial accoutrement (4) LA Times Daily Aug 11, 2025
3% DOESNOT Fails to (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 9, 2025
3% PASS Fail to fail (4) Thomas Joseph Jul 12, 2025

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