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Start of a justification for questionable behavior

Last seen in Universal Crossword March 21, 2026 Answers

We found 177 possible answers for the crossword clue "Start of a justification for questionable behavior", which was last featured in Universal Crossword on March 21, 2026. The most probable answer is INMYDEFENSE (11 letters), matching at 99%. This ranking is based on how often this solution has appeared in published crossword puzzles for similar clues.

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177 Other Potential Answers

99%
INMYDEFENSE
Start of a justification for questionable behavior
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
4%
STAYCLASSY
Sarcastic response to rude behavior
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
4%
ESS
Slow start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
4%
ASOF
Words before a start date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
4%
GEO
Logical start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
4%
EVEN
Like the score at the start of overtime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
4%
ONCE
Fairy tale start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
4%
TEN
Countdown start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
4%
TEAANDTOAST
Simple way to start the day
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
4%
BLAHBLAHBLAH
"... and other meaningless drivel," or what can be found at the start of 20-, 34-, and 44-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
4%
SCARE
Give a start
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
4%
NEO
Fresh start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
4%
EXILED
Like Romeo at the start of Act V
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
4%
TOAST
A "ting, ting, ting" may signal its start
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
4%
PLAYCATCHUP
Try to overcome a poor start
Universal Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
4%
NOOBS
Players who may have to start over many times
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
4%
ISO
Late start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
4%
LEGENDHASIT
Possible start of a folktale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
4%
FIRSTPERSON
Narrated by the protagonist, or a hint to the start of 18-, 24-, 41- or 51-Across
Universal Crossword · Jan 21, 2026
4%
URLS
Addresses that may start with https://
Universal Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
4%
BEIGEFLAG
Romantic partner's quirky yet innocuous behavior
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 10, 2026
4%
BENE
Good start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 31, 2025
4%
AMILATE
"Did you start already?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
4%
CONDO
*They accept bad behavior
Universal Crossword · Nov 21, 2025
4%
DEE
Don't start?
Universal Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
4%
ALLALONG
From the start
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
4%
CANYOUNOT
"Must this behavior continue?"
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
4%
ASONEDOES
"Absolutely relatable behavior right there"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
4%
HIAGAIN
Follow-up start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
4%
ANEW
Fresh way to start
Universal Crossword · Oct 17, 2025
4%
ALF
Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 17-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
4%
BERT
Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 43-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
4%
ANIMAL
Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 58-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
4%
ACTNICE
"Smile and be on your best behavior!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
4%
OCD
Med. condition with repetitive behavior
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
4%
NON
Starter start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
4%
WRONGFOOT
Metaphor for a bad start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
4%
WADE
Get ready to start fly-fishing, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
4%
SEOUL
Korean city where BTS got their start
Universal Crossword · Sep 5, 2025
4%
WHOEVENDOESTHAT
"What bizarre behavior!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2025
4%
LEADERBOARD
List of top-scoring players, and what the start of 17-, 23-, 39-, or 51-Across could be called?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2025
4%
MAKETHECUT
Survive an audition, and what one may do to the start of 18-, 23-, 36-, or 54-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
4%
ATBAT
Rockie start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2025
4%
SEMI
Sweet start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2025
4%
ATOM
Its bonding behavior is well-studied
Universal Crossword · Aug 6, 2025
4%
CABINETPICK
Presidential appointment ... or the start of 18-, 24-, 39- or 52-Across?
Universal Crossword · Jul 31, 2025
4%
AFRESH
From the start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2025
4%
ITLLNEVERFLY
"That has no chance of success," or a fact about the start of each starred clue's answer
Universal Crossword · Jul 7, 2025
4%
JOKE
One might start with a knock
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2025
4%
PRE
Early start?
Universal Crossword · Jun 2, 2025
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LETSBEGIN
"We should start!"
Universal Crossword · May 23, 2025
4%
SLATE
Clean ___ (fresh start)
Universal Crossword · May 14, 2025
4%
FAILURETOLAUNCH
Rocket mishap, or what can be found at the start of the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2025
4%
OVO
Ab -- (from the start)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 22, 2025
4%
SELMA
City at the start of a march to Montgomery
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2025
4%
SIDESALAD
Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2025
4%
HERESANIDEA
Pitcher's start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2025
4%
BLANKSLATE
Fresh start
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2025
4%
THOU
Commandment start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 27, 2025
4%
GETOFFTHEGROUND
Successfully start a new project, and a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 52-, and 58-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 24, 2025
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INITIALLY
To start with ... or how to parse the first two letters of 17-, 22-, 33- and 47-Across?
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2025
4%
HARDG
*Sound at the start of "groom"
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2025
4%
TEEUP
Prepare to start a hole
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2025
4%
ARS
MGM motto start
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 22, 2025
4%
REDO
Scrap and start again
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 16, 2025
4%
NOVO
De — (from the start)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 14, 2025
4%
ANIMALENCLOSURE
Stable, for one ... or what's formed by the start and end of each starred clue's answer?
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2025
4%
TRIMLEVEL
Options package for a new car, and what can be found at the start of the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 11, 2025
4%
NEITHER
Postal creed start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 2, 2025
4%
BADASSERY
Formidably impressive behavior
Universal Crossword · Jan 25, 2025
1%
URL
Address that often starts with "www"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
1%
IPOS
Long-term goals for some startups
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
SEED
__ money: startup funds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
1%
AVON
Cosmetics giant that started as the California Perfume Company
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
1%
MEA
Apology starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
1%
SAABS
Models whose names typically started with 9
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
1%
COMINGALIVE
Really starting to shine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
1%
BUZZWORDS
Trendy jargon, or what can be found at the starts of 17-, 25-, 38-, and 53-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2026
1%
POKERNIGHT
Evening when one hopes to get a good deal, and when one might hear the starts of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
1%
DON
Mattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasons
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
1%
ACE
Stack starter in solitaire
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
1%
INRE
Memo starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
1%
EGOT
"Grand slam" awards acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
1%
URAL
Range that starts near the Kara Sea
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
ALUMSIDING
*Metallic house exterior (Read six letters in this answer counterclockwise, starting at letter three)
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
1%
WWW
Internet address starter
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
1%
SIXSEVEN
2025 meme, or what the starts of 15- and 34-Across and the ends of 20- and 46-Across amount to
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
1%
INSCRUTABLE
Impossible to interpret (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter five in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
BEEP
Microwave sound (Read four letters clockwise, starting with letter one in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
STARMAP
Astronomer's chart (Read four letters clockwise, starting with letter two in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
TURNS
Rotates (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter one in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
FLINT
Fire-starting aid
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
1%
DOERS
Self-starters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
1%
BUCKETLIST
Wishes of a lifetime, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues form at a chicken restaurant?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
1%
OUTLINE
Term paper starting point
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
1%
STARTTHECLOCK
"I'm gonna begin ... now!" (... letters 3-11 into a name that starts with "C")
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
1%
VEGETABLEAISLE
Grocery store section with greens (... letters 6-13 into a name that starts with "I")
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
1%
TIMESHARES
Some vacation condo arrangements ... or a hint to what can follow the starts and precede the ends of the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
1%
ABC
Alphabet starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
1%
ERGO
Conclusion starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 7, 2026
1%
NANO
Tech startup?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
1%
PROTOSTAR
One just starting to shine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
1%
NHLGAME
Contest that starts with a center-ice faceoff
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 18, 2025
1%
AUTO
Self starter?
Universal Crossword · Dec 15, 2025
1%
BEERRUN
Trip to buy brewskis, or a sequence found in the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 9, 2025
1%
INDENT
Paragraph starter
Universal Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
1%
PSST
Discreet conversation starter
Universal Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
1%
EYEOPENING
Unexpectedly enlightening, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2025
1%
XENON
Only element starting with "X"
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
1%
VON
German surname starter, sometimes
Universal Crossword · Nov 3, 2025
1%
HIGHFASHION
Haute couture, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 9-, 27- and 30-Down
Universal Crossword · Oct 28, 2025
1%
SOURDOUGH
*Bread that needs a starter
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2025
1%
NONET
Baseball team's starting lineup, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2025
1%
RUTH
*Unproductive behavioral pattern
Universal Crossword · Oct 10, 2025
1%
TAKEFIVE
Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
1%
ATEAMS
Squads of starters
Universal Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
1%
INKY
Like water surrounding a startled cuttlefish, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2025
1%
HTTP
URL starter
Universal Crossword · Sep 25, 2025
1%
NIUNAMENOS
Feminist movement started in Argentina
Universal Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
1%
YEAST
Sourdough starter component
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
1%
TROTS
Unlikely gaits out of the starting gate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2025
1%
TRACEELEMENTS
The art student who was bored in chemistry class started to ...
Universal Crossword · Sep 18, 2025
1%
EDGE
Jigsaw puzzle starting point, often
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2025
1%
CHANGINGTASTES
Evolving preferences, and a clue to the starts of 19-, 26-, 33- and 41-Across
Universal Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
1%
AHEADOF
Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2025
1%
REO
Speedwagon starter?
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2025
1%
ENERO
Calendario starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2025
1%
YAPAT
Try to startle, as a puppy might
Universal Crossword · Aug 25, 2025
1%
POLEPOSITION
Best starting spot in auto racing ... or 19-, 28- or 40-Across?
Universal Crossword · Aug 14, 2025
1%
DAYO
Belafonte song starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2025
1%
WEAREFAMILY
Sister Sledge classic whose second line is "I got all my sisters with me," and a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2025
1%
PICNICAREAS
Outside eating spots, and where to find the starts of 17-, 27-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2025
1%
WILDYEAST
*Sourdough starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2025
1%
ERIE
Canal that starts near Albany, New York
Universal Crossword · Jul 11, 2025
1%
TURNTURNTURN
The Byrds No. 1 hit whose lyrics come from Ecclesiastes, and what can be found at the starts of 20-, 27-, and 48-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2025
1%
ABACK
Taken __: startled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2025
1%
ECO
System starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2025
1%
COMESFULLCIRCLE
Returns to the beginning, as suggested by the phonetic formula found at the starts of 17-, 37-, and 42-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2025
1%
NEWHIRES
They're just getting started
Universal Crossword · Jun 16, 2025
1%
FALSE
Like some starts and returns
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2025
1%
SPRINGTHAW
Sign of winter's end, as depicted at the starts of 17-, 24-, 35- and 50-Across
Universal Crossword · Jun 12, 2025
1%
FWD
Email subj. line starter
Universal Crossword · Jun 12, 2025
1%
LOML
Romantic initialism spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2025
1%
ANTES
Poker hand starters
Universal Crossword · Jun 11, 2025
1%
ROLLUP
Act like a startled doodlebug
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2025
1%
FRIDAY
When the weekend starts
Universal Crossword · May 22, 2025
1%
QUICKPEEKS
Brief glances ... or a homophonic hint to the starts of 3-, 5- and 7-Down
Universal Crossword · May 21, 2025
1%
WHATCHAUPTO
"Anything fun on the agenda today?," or a hint to the starts of 3-, 7-, 21-, and 29-Down
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 20, 2025
1%
WINDOWDRESSINGS
Storefront merchandise displays, or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across are
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2025
1%
SBA
Govt. lender for a start-up
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · May 2, 2025
1%
SIDENOTES
Tangential remarks ... or a hint to the starts and ends of the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Apr 30, 2025
1%
DESILU
Production company started by Ball and Arnaz
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
1%
CTO
Exec at an AI startup
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2025
1%
ONE
Count starter
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 15, 2025
1%
TWAS
“Jabberwocky” starter
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 14, 2025
1%
METOO
Movement that started in 2017
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2025
1%
FRONTOFHOUSE
Restaurant or theater staffers who work with patrons, or where the starts of 20-, 28-, 36-, and 48-Across can be found?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2025
1%
ALLS
Shakespeare title starter
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 2, 2025
1%
JUSTBROWSING
"Only window shopping," and what one might say when using the starts of 20-, 31-, and 46-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 31, 2025
1%
WENTTOIT
Got started
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2025
1%
IPRAY
Supplication starter
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 23, 2025
1%
TEEING
___ off (starting to golf)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2025
1%
GRAYSCALE
Range between white and black, and where the starts of 17-, 23-, 40-, and 53-Across can be found
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 18, 2025
1%
PTSD
Condition that may be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy: Abbr.
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2025
1%
ANTIPASTO
Trattoria starter
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 13, 2025
1%
WELCOMETOMY
With 59-Across, what one might say when entering the starts of 16-, 24-, and 38-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 3, 2025
1%
ISITART
Conceptualism debate starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2025
1%
LIL
Common rap name starter
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2025
1%
ICEBREAKER
Conversation starter, maybe
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2025
1%
FOURQUARTERS
Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 19, 2025
1%
REALID
Req. for domestic air travel starting in 2025
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 18, 2025
1%
LEGOBRICKS
Toy construction pieces, or what can be found at the starts of the starred clues' answers?
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2025
1%
SERVES
Pickleball point starters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 9, 2025
1%
JERSEYNUMBER
Digits starting with 908?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2025
1%
EMS
Maine Marathon starters?
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2025
1%
GUMBO
Louisiana stew that starts with a roux
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2025
1%
PERSONNELFILES
Short stack at a startup, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2025

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How many possible solutions does "Start of a justification for questionable behavior" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 177 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is INMYDEFENSE (11 letters).
What is the best answer for "Start of a justification for questionable behavior"?
The best answer for "Start of a justification for questionable behavior" is INMYDEFENSE with 11 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Start of a justification for questionable behavior" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on March 21, 2026.
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