Start game badly with a trick (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRATAGEM Start game badly with a trick (9) (9)
8% FOOL Trick (4) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 18, 2026
8% RUSES Tricks (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 17, 2026
8% HEARTS Trick-taking card game (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 2, 2025
7% DICE *Board game cubes, that a magician might use in a sleight of hand trick (4)
7% SHODDY Badly made (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 15, 2026
7% MAGICSHOWS They're full of tricks (10) Universal Feb 15, 2026
7% ROB Take badly? (3) USA Today Feb 14, 2026
7% LOOTS Takes badly? (5) New York Times Feb 14, 2026
7% MINDGAME Psychological trick (8) USA Today Feb 13, 2026
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