Sculpting stone for a start (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sculpting stone for a start (5) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle. 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 ONSET.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONSET Sculpting stone for a start (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Feb 28, 2026
9% SHAPED Sculpted (6) New York Times Mar 8, 2026
8% STATUES Sculpted artworks (7) Commuter Mar 6, 2026
8% STONE Sculpting medium (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 10, 2026
7% SET __ in stone (3) Commuter Mar 20, 2026
7% CAMEO Carved stone (5) Newsday Mar 20, 2026
7% BEGAN Started (5)
7% PIT Stone fruit's stone (3) LA Times Daily Mar 15, 2026
7% ASOF Starting (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 14, 2026
7% EMMA Stone? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 12, 2026

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