Basis for expectation: concert is excellent at the beginning Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Basis for expectation: concert is excellent at the beginning featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on October 17, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PROMISE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROMISE Basis for expectation: concert is excellent at the beginning (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 17, 2026
6% PAR The expected yearly rain's beginning (3) The Times Cryptic Oct 16, 2026
5% BREAD Basis for croutons (5) New York Times Mini Oct 9, 2026
5% KNEE Basis for a proposal? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2026
5% POWERPACT Coalition basis? (9) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2026
5% SUPER "Excellent!" (5) Commuter Sep 14, 2026
5% NOSURPRISE "As expected" (10) Universal Sep 13, 2026
5% NEED ___ -to-know basis (4) USA Today Sep 9, 2026
5% GREAT Excellent (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 1, 2026
5% AWAIT Be in expectation of (5) The Times Concise Aug 28, 2026

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