Leading story, not a surprise Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Leading story, not a surprise . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STARTLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STARTLE Leading story, not a surprise (7)
8% ALICE A story involving Carroll's lead girl (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 13, 2026
8% ISA "This -- surprise!" (3) Premier Sunday Mar 8, 2026
8% OOH "That's surprising!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 1, 2026
8% BOO "Surprise!" (3) USA Today Jan 31, 2026
7% OHO "Well, that's a surprise!" (3) New York Times Mar 11, 2026
7% SPRINGSON Unpleasantly surprises with (9) Wall Street Journal Mar 5, 2026
7% END "__ of story!" (3) Commuter Feb 28, 2026
7% PLOTS Story lines (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 27, 2026
7% ARCS Story lines (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 25, 2026
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