Gives up pastry to provide initial impetus Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KICKSTART Gives up pastry to provide initial impetus (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 27, 2016
3% DRIVE Impetus (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2025
3% LENT Time to give up? (4) Universal Oct 14, 2025
3% WARN Give a heads-up to (4) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
3% CEDES Gives up (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
3% CEDE Give up (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
3% TRY "Don't give up!" (3)
3% RASH Impetuous artist shut up (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 9, 2025
2% CRONUT Hybrid pastry (6) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
2% SCONE Teatime pastry (5) USA Today Oct 19, 2025

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