The beginning of something, or a violent attack Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The beginning of something, or a violent attack last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ONSET.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONSET The beginning of something, or a violent attack (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 15, 2019
9% BASHED Violently attacked (6)
6% SIEGE Prolonged attack (5) Universal Oct 17, 2025
6% RAIDS Attacks on refrigerators (5) LA Times Mini Oct 16, 2025
6% MAELSTROM Violent whirlpool (9) Universal Oct 15, 2025
6% ORIGIN Beginning (6) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
6% STING Bee attack (5) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
6% FIGHTER Aircraft for attacking (7) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
6% OUTSET Beginning (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 5, 2025
6% END "It was the beginning of the ___" (3)

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