Cause, set off Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cause, set off . 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 TRIGGER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRIGGER Cause, set off (7)
10% STARTLE Set off an alarm (7) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
10% BEGINS Sets off (6) LA Times Daily Dec 6, 2025
9% TENSED Tightened end and set off (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Feb 6, 2026
9% TSETSE Fly twice set off (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 24, 2026
9% DEPART Set off on a journey (6) The Times Concise Dec 12, 2025
9% LEAVE Set off (5) (5) Puzzler Nov 28, 2025
8% MIRE Cause for getting stuck (4) New York Times Feb 7, 2026
8% SLAY Cause to crack up (4) New York Times Feb 5, 2026
8% SCARY Fright-causing (5) Newsday Feb 2, 2026
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