Reasons to begin a race over … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 39- and 49-Across Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Reasons to begin a race over … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 39- and 49-Across . 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FALSESTARTS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FALSESTARTS Reasons to begin a race over … and a hint to 17-, 25-, 39- and 49-Across (11)
6% GOBANANAS Flip out … or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 27-, 39- and 51-Across (9) New York Times Sep 14, 2026
6% MUSICNOTES Score symbols, or a description of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-Across (10) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2026
6% WHODOWE With 63-Across, question hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 25- and 48-Across (7) New York Times Jun 2, 2026
5% SAUCE See 17-Across (5) New York Times Midi Sep 22, 2026
5% KICKBACK Chill out, or a hint to the ends of 18-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 21, 2026
5% FOUR See 25-Across (4) New York Times Sep 20, 2026
5% ROUGHHOUSE Play boisterously, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 35- and 49-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Sep 14, 2026
5% THINGTHINSCHINS ...See 17-Across... (15) Newsday Sep 11, 2026
5% YOUGOTTHATRIGHT "Amen!" (and a homophonic hint to 16-, 25-, 50- and 61-Across) (15) Wall Street Journal Aug 31, 2026
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