Proverbial start of great things Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Proverbial start of great things . 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 ACORN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACORN Proverbial start of great things (5)
3% ONSET Start (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
3% OWL Proverbially wise creature (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 29, 2025
3% HOME Where the heart is, proverbially (4) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025
3% BAKERY The Great Fire of London is said to have started in a ____ (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 26, 2025
3% EARS What walls have, proverbially (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
3% SIFT Start scraping that thing housing fine filter (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 25, 2025
3% CATHERINE -- the Great (9) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
3% ITEMS Things (5) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
3% THATD "___ be great" (5) Universal Oct 17, 2025
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