Number that may start a countdown Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Number that may start a countdown . 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TEN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TEN Number that may start a countdown (3)
3% ONSETS Starts (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
3% DIGIT Number (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
3% BEGIN "Start!" (5) USA Today Sep 30, 2025
3% ONSET Start (5) LA Times Daily Sep 21, 2025
3% EUROPE "The Final Countdown" band (6) The Atlantic Sep 16, 2025
3% HEWER Nick ____, former Countdown host (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 15, 2025
3% EBONY Starts off easily broken opposite number, your opposite number to ivory (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Sep 13, 2025
3% ONE Countdown ender (3) New York Times Sep 2, 2025
3% HRS Abbreviation on a countdown clock, perhaps (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 2, 2025
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