Start, for example, in the wastepaper basket (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEGIN Start, for example, in the wastepaper basket (5) (5)
8% BIN Wastepaper basket (3) The Times Concise Jan 4, 2025
6% CREEL Angler's basket (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 10, 2026
6% FILE "The round ___" (wastepaper basket) (4)
5% BEGAN Started (5) USA Today Jan 13, 2026
5% NCOS Sergeants, for example (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 13, 2026
5% PAN Wok, for example (3) USA Today Jan 13, 2026
5% ONSET It's a start! (5) New York Times Jan 8, 2026
5% EGGHUNT Annual event with baskets (7) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
5% AGUE Malaria, for example (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 28, 2025
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