Waiting for the starting gun, say Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONONEKNEE Waiting for the starting gun, say (9)
8% HOLD Wait on the phone, say (4)
7% INDENTING Starting a paragraph, say (9) Thomas Joseph Oct 11, 2025
7% ELECT In waiting (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 5, 2025
7% SEC "Wait a __!" (3) Commuter Sep 1, 2025
7% SERVES Waits on (6) New York Times Aug 21, 2025
7% BIDE Wait (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 3, 2025
6% PATIENT Unperturbed by waiting (7) The Times Concise Oct 20, 2025
6% ZAP Hit with a ray gun (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 20, 2025
6% AMBUSH Lie in wait for (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 19, 2025
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