First of the chickens moulting as programmes finishing once (7,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue First of the chickens moulting as programmes finishing once (7,4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on April 14, 2026. 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLOSINGDOWN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLOSINGDOWN First of the chickens moulting as programmes finishing once (7,4) (11) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 14, 2026
6% END Finish once and for all (3) The New Yorker Mini Apr 9, 2026
5% GOESFORTHEGOLD Tries to finish in first place (14) USA Today Apr 9, 2026
5% CODER Software programmer (5) Newsday Mar 23, 2026
5% HEN Chicken (3) The Telegraph Quick Mar 16, 2026
5% CODE Programmer's output (4)
5% WING Chicken--> (4) USA Today Quick Mar 4, 2026
5% HONEYDRIZZLE Sweet finish for fried chicken (12) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
4% OVER Finished (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 13, 2026
4% PAO Kung ___ chicken (3) New York Times Midi Apr 8, 2026

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