Not exactly hit the ground running Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Not exactly hit the ground running last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STARTOUTSLOWLY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STARTOUTSLOWLY Not exactly hit the ground running (14) New York Times Apr 7, 2019
4% LAND Hit the ground (4) Commuter Sep 9, 2025
4% LANDED Hit the ground (6) Commuter Aug 28, 2025
3% SPLAT Water-balloon-hitting-the-ground sound (5) USA Today Sep 9, 2025
3% MATCH Be exactly alike (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 4, 2025
3% KINDA "Yeah ... but not exactly" (5) Universal Aug 28, 2025
3% TERRAIN Ground (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2025
3% ONTHENOSE Exactly (9) Universal Aug 25, 2025
3% THUDS Sounds of heavy things hitting the ground (5) New York Times Aug 25, 2025
3% EARTHING Listener has obsession, running to ground (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 8, 2025

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