Cloth screen that comes down when the play starts? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cloth screen that comes down when the play starts? last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IRONICCURTAIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IRONICCURTAIN Cloth screen that comes down when the play starts? (13) Wall Street Journal Aug 25, 2018
6% TURNEDPRO Started playing for pay (9) USA Today Dec 9, 2025
6% POURWITHRAIN Come down in torrents (4,4,4) (12) Puzzler Nov 28, 2025
6% MENSWEAR Crew start to search river for clothing (8) The Times Cryptic Nov 25, 2025
6% SEP When Oktoberfest starts, in short (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 21, 2025
6% PUNTS Fourth-down plays (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 18, 2025
6% ACTONE Play's start (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
6% ONSET Start playing notes (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Nov 16, 2025
6% GRAB Screen __ (4) LA Times Daily Nov 13, 2025
6% MENU Drop-down list on a screen (4)

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