Italian team doesn't take the lead in some three months (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Italian team doesn't take the lead in some three months (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 16, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INTER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INTER Italian team doesn't take the lead in some three months (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 16, 2026
65% TRE Italian for "three" (3)
63% SIPS Doesn�t guzzle (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 19, 2016
58% FERRARI Italian Formula One team (7) The Times Concise Jan 16, 2026
55% DISAGREES Doesn t go along with (9)
52% PREWASH Cycle was hard with pressure on to take the lead (7) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 12, 2026
52% III Three, on some clock faces (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 31, 2026
52% DECOCT Two months to take the essence (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 25, 2026
52% AUGUST Month (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 19, 2026
52% INTERIM Temporary setter's following Italian football team (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 6, 2026

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