Not in time for the dish - missed the starter (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LATE Not in time for the dish - missed the starter (4) (4)
9% TRAY Dish is missing when not there (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 12, 2025
9% ENTREE Starter dish (6) (6)
8% ONCE "___ upon a time ..." (fairy tale starter) (4)
7% ROASTBEEF Arrogantly claim bar must swap starters for meat dish (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
7% ENN Nostalgia starter? (3)
7% ATEAMS Squads of starters (6) Universal Oct 3, 2025
7% NON Starter start (3) LA Times Daily Oct 3, 2025
7% WOLVERINE Gluttonous beast, cruciverbalist after missing starter opens booze (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 1, 2025
7% DRIES Helps with the dishes (5) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025
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