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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Start to despair last seen in New York Times 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LOSEHEART.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOSEHEART Start to despair (9) New York Times Aug 18, 2024
29% LOSE HEART Fall in love and start to despair? (10)
25% DIRE Awful father making son start to despair (4) The Times Sunday Cryptic Jul 27, 2025
20% IN COMMAND Like a CEO, chap's starting to despair after salary's reduced (10)
3% READYSETGO Starting line at a starting line (10) New York Times Oct 24, 2025
3% ATEAM Starting squad (5) Commuter Oct 22, 2025
3% ACTI Start of a show (4) LA Times Daily Oct 19, 2025
3% ATEAMS Starting squads (6) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2025
3% ONSETS Starts (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
3% SENDS Starts moving (5) Newsday Oct 11, 2025

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