The year of the ____ usually starts the Chinese zodiac cycle Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The year of the ____ usually starts the Chinese zodiac cycle 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RAT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RAT The year of the ____ usually starts the Chinese zodiac cycle (3) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 1, 2023
3% YEAROFTHEHORSE 2026 in the Chinese zodiac: 4 wds. (14) Commuter Feb 17, 2026
3% BIENNIAL Plant with a two-year life cycle (8) (8) Puzzler Feb 11, 2026
3% YEAR ___ of the Horse (2026 in the Chinese zodiac) (4) New York Times Feb 3, 2026
3% THERAT Year of -- (Chinese zodiac cycle starter) (6)
2% AGO "That was years ___!" (3) USA Today Feb 19, 2026
2% RAIN Part of the water cycle (4) LA Times Daily Feb 19, 2026
2% RAM Zodiac animal (3) Newsday Feb 18, 2026
2% LEO Zodiac feline (3) Wall Street Journal Feb 17, 2026
2% BEGIN Start (5) Universal Feb 17, 2026

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