Wait on start of tennis game (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wait on start of tennis game (5) last seen in Guardian Quick 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SERVE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SERVE Wait on start of tennis game (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jul 28, 2024
8% DRUMROLLPLEASE "Wait for it ..." (14) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 6, 2025
8% DONTGO "Wait!" (6) Newsday Dec 5, 2025
8% PONG -->tennis (4) USA Today Quick Nov 28, 2025
8% NOTYET "Wait!" (6) New York Times Nov 26, 2025
8% TIPOFF WNBA game start (6) USA Today Nov 24, 2025
8% SET Series of games in a tennis match (3) (3) Mirror Quiz Nov 19, 2025
8% RALLIES Improves parts of tennis game (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
8% ANDGO "Wait for it ... Wait for it ... Now!" (5) The Atlantic Nov 16, 2025
8% KICKOFF Start a football game (4,3) (7) Puzzler Nov 16, 2025

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Wait on start of tennis game (5) Crossword Clue
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