Brave, but not to start with, like Jim in novel? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Brave, but not to start with, like Jim in novel? featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on October 16, 2025. 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 LUCKY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LUCKY Brave, but not to start with, like Jim in novel? (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
6% ALLTHESAME Nevertheless, like happy families in novel start? (3,3,4) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
6% HEROIC Brave, fearless (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 11, 2025
6% HES "___ dead, Jim" (3) The Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
6% DARINGLY Bravely (8) (8) Puzzler Sep 17, 2025
6% HOMOEROTIC Like gay romance novels (10) USA Today Sep 14, 2025
6% FEARLESS Brave (8) The Telegraph Quick Sep 10, 2025
6% VALIANT Brave and determined (7) Commuter Sep 9, 2025
6% CHAPTERONE Start of a novel, perhaps * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 22, 2025
5% ONSETS Starts (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025

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