Confronts the winners after a false start (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Confronts the winners after a false start (5) . 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 FACES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FACES Confronts the winners after a false start (5) (5)
7% FACED Confronted (5) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
7% MET Confronted (3) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
7% EYEBALL Confront (7) Puzzler Backwords Dec 2, 2025
7% FACE Confront (4) The Telegraph Mini Nov 5, 2025
6% GOALIE Footballer's advanced position after start (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
6% SQUAREUP Confront attacker, dinosaur winning! (8) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 6, 2026
6% TRUE Not false (4) Commuter Jan 5, 2026
6% TWOFACED Duplicitous duo confronted (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
6% BREAD Word before winner or after Wonder (5) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
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