Starts off flight, my dear -- it's extremely far Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Starts off flight, my dear -- it's extremely far last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 LIGHTYEAR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIGHTYEAR Starts off flight, my dear -- it's extremely far (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 19, 2017
66% WINGTIP Extremity of a bird's flight feathers (7) The Times Concise Dec 11, 2025
60% OLDBEAN Vegetable's not fresh, my dear friend (3,4) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 30, 2025
60% HON "Dear" (3) Universal Oct 4, 2025
57% MATH "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" subject (4) USA Today Nov 21, 2025
57% AISLE Flight seating option with a silent "S" (5)
54% ETAS In-flight figs. (4) LA Times Daily Dec 15, 2025
54% ARCS Flight paths (4) Newsday Dec 12, 2025
54% EVERSO Extremely (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
54% NEAR Not too far (4)

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