Word in the first sentence of a Wikipedia article that indicates its subject passed away Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word in the first sentence of a Wikipedia article that indicates its subject passed away . 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 WAS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WAS Word in the first sentence of a Wikipedia article that indicates its subject passed away (3)
3% LEDE First sentence in a newspaper article (anagram of "leed") (4)
3% ADMIT Pass word (5) Newsday Dec 20, 2025
2% TOPIC Subject (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 30, 2026
2% WALES Jimmy who co-founded Wikipedia (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 30, 2026
2% ENACTS Passes (6) New York Times Jan 25, 2026
2% ESTATE Will subject (6) Eugene Sheffer Jan 24, 2026
2% ISNT First word of "Send In the Clowns" (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 22, 2026
2% DOT With 35-Down, URL ending for Wikipedia (3) New York Times Jan 20, 2026
2% DISPIRITED Passed away drinking whisky? That's sad (10) The Times Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
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