Tense after sailor on board kicks off (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tense after sailor on board kicks off (6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 8, 2026. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STARTS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STARTS Tense after sailor on board kicks off (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 8, 2026
7% INAUGURATE Kick off (10) New York Times Sep 4, 2026
7% START Kick off (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 1, 2026
6% DQED Kicked off the pitch: abbr. (4) The Atlantic Oct 4, 2026
6% SHORELEAVES Sailor's times off (11) Thomas Joseph Sep 22, 2026
6% TAUT Tense (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 7, 2026
5% AHOY Sailor's call (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 7, 2026
5% HANGTEN Surf with one's toes off the front of the board (7) New York Times Oct 6, 2026
5% CES Barrel board (3) USA Today Quick Oct 2, 2026
5% CLUE Detective's sought-after board game? (4)

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