Describes a sprinter just before the gun Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENSE Describes a sprinter just before the gun (5)
3% TRACKMEET Competition with sprinters (9) Newsday Jul 20, 2026
3% PREDAWN Just before sunup (7) Premier Sunday Jun 7, 2026
3% DASH Sprinter's race (4) New York Times Mini May 13, 2026
3% FALSESTART Sprinter's before-the-gun error (10) LA Times Daily May 28, 2024
2% SONOF "-- a gun!" (5) Premier Sunday Jul 19, 2026
2% ERE "Before," before (3)
2% DELINEATE Describe in detail (9) Commuter Jul 16, 2026
2% ANNIE "__ Get Your Gun" (5) LA Times Daily Jul 13, 2026
2% GREAT How Kipling described the 13 down in The Just So Stories? (5,4,5,6) (5) The Guardian Weekend Jul 11, 2026
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