Trousers, lost at the start, eventually turned up (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Trousers, lost at the start, eventually turned up (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on April 14, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RETROUSSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RETROUSSE Trousers, lost at the start, eventually turned up (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 14, 2026
6% BELT Support for trousers (4) The Telegraph Quick Apr 6, 2026
6% MOTTO Message for family seat turned up, with start missing (5) The Telegraph Toughie Apr 1, 2026
6% SOME At ___ point (eventually) (4)
6% PANTS Trousers (5) Newsday Mar 16, 2026
6% ABETSABET "You lost, pay up!" * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 13, 2026
6% CAME Turned up (4) (4) The Sun Mini Mar 2, 2026
6% LOCATE Turn up (6) New York Times Feb 22, 2026
6% ATSEA A Welsh team periodically turned up, and lost (5) The Times Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
6% INTIME Eventually (6) Thomas Joseph Feb 4, 2026

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