Shock the French after kick-off? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STARTLE Shock the French after kick-off? (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 18, 2022
8% BEGUN Kicked off (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
8% STARTS Kicks off (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 6, 2025
8% START Kick off (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 24, 2025
8% INSTIGATE Kick off (9) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
7% BEGAN Kicked things off (5)
7% STARTEDUP Kicked off, as a business (9) New York Times Sep 21, 2025
6% LEGERDEMAIN Remained shocked after stage trickery (11) The Times Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
6% EEL "Shocking" fish (3)
6% RELAX Kick back (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 10, 2025

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