Played by band just starting to almost ring out (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Played by band just starting to almost ring out (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on April 29, 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 INTRO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INTRO Played by band just starting to almost ring out (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 29, 2026
7% RANLOW Was almost out (6) Universal Apr 21, 2026
7% ACTI Play start (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 6, 2026
6% EKES ___ out a living (just gets by) (4) Universal Apr 27, 2026
6% GOTOETOTOE Start slugging it out (10) Newsday Apr 18, 2026
6% QUEEN Almost strange name for band (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Apr 17, 2026
6% DIAMOND Where sport is played - it might be in a ring (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Apr 10, 2026
6% RINGTONE Band start to tout single that's often played on phones (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Apr 3, 2026
6% ONSET Start playing notes (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Mar 22, 2026
6% MARATHON Dragged out Corday's victim just after ringing hospital (8) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 19, 2026

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