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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Start of the contest answer, and a nudge to finding the rest . 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 SPLIT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPLIT Start of the contest answer, and a nudge to finding the rest (5)
6% PROD Nudge (4) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
6% SOLVE Find the answer to (5) Universal Dec 31, 2025
5% NUZZLE Nose nudge (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Jan 16, 2026
5% SITS Rests (4) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
5% REPOSE Rest (6) Thomas Joseph Jan 7, 2026
5% BOUT Contest (4) New York Times Dec 26, 2025
5% NHLGAME Contest that starts with a center-ice faceoff (7) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
5% ETC And the rest (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
4% MES Pair that the five longest answers start and (reflected) end with (3) Newsday Jan 16, 2026
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