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Start of a pencil game

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword September 30, 2026 Answers

If you're stuck on the clue "Start of a pencil game" from the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword (September 30, 2026), we're here to help. Our records show 176 potential answers for this clue collected from various puzzle sources. The best match is TIC at 3 letters long, carrying a 99% confidence score based on crossword puzzle history.

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TIC
Start of a pencil game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 30, 2026
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ATARI
Video game pioneer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2026
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UNO
Mattel game with colorful cards
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
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SNES
Classic game console, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2026
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SEMI
Sweet start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2026
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MAKEAWITCH
Suggestion at the start of a Halloween decoration workshop?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2026
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HOLO
Graphic start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2026
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PEA
Shell game pellet
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2026
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RISK
Board game played on a map
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2026
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CLUE
Whodunit game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 22, 2026
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NUB
Well-worn pencil
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2026
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TAG
Playground game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2026
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AWE
Inspiring start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2026
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ROVIO
Finnish game developer that created Angry Birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2026
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MARIOBROS
Platform game that debuted in 1983
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
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ESS
Slow start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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TOOKTHELEAD
Swiped refills for a mechanical pencil?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
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ASOF
Words before a start date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
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ACE
King topper in a game of war
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
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GEO
Logical start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
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TABOO
Party game with forbidden words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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STAR
Scrabble board symbol covered in the first play of the game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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PSYOP
Mil. mind game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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CAMEL
__ Up: board game with a desert motif
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
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STRIPPOKER
Card game that's really taking off?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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ALAI
Jai __: fast-moving court game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
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HITSFORTHECYCLE
Gets a single, double, triple, and home run in one game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
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LEETSPEAK
Jargon in a video game chat, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
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LUIGI
Video game brother
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2026
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KENO
Casino game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
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CATAN
Board game with settlers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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CLAW
Prize grabber in an arcade game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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NOHIT
Like a 2024 Blake Snell game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
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CRAPS
Dice game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
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HEALTHSPELL
*Video game boost that may repair damage
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
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HIDEANDSEEK
*"Olly olly oxen free" game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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EVEN
Like the score at the start of overtime
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
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SKEE
__-Ball: arcade game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
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LARA
Video game archaeologist Croft
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
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ONCE
Fairy tale start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
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LARP
Take part in an outdoor fantasy game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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REEDIT
Bring out the blue pencil again
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
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TEN
Countdown start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
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YUGIOH
Trading card game based on a manga series
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2026
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UBISOFT
Assassin's Creed game company
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
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LOTERIA
Traditional Mexican game of chance
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
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TEAANDTOAST
Simple way to start the day
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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REF
"What game are you watching!?" target
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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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
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ADS
Pop-ups in a free game
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 25, 2026
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HEN
Cornish game __
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 25, 2026
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PLAYSTATION
Sony game console
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
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TABLETOP
Like some game night games, or a feature of 4-, 11-, 21-, 29-, and 40-Down
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2026
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SCARE
Give a start
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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BOCCE
Italian bowling game
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 7, 2026
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CHARADES
Guessing game
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 2, 2026
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SEGA
Video game giant
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
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NEO
Fresh start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
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AGE
Number before a + on a board game box
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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SPORTS
Newspaper section with game recaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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EXILED
Like Romeo at the start of Act V
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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BOSS
Major video game foe
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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BRAG
Talk a big game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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PAPERMARIO
Nintendo game with flat characters
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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GOLDENGOAL
*Dramatic ending to a tied hockey game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
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TOAST
A "ting, ting, ting" may signal its start
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
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HORSE
Basketball game you can play without dribbling
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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PLAYCATCHUP
Try to overcome a poor start
Universal Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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HOTPOTATO
Kids' vegetable-passing game
Universal Crossword · Mar 19, 2026
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BALDURSGATE
Video game series based on Dungeons & Dragons
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 19, 2026
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ISO
One-on-one play in a five-on-five b-ball game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
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PSP
Onetime Sony game console: Abbr.
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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AGES
Suggested range on a game box
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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SHIN
Protected area in a soccer game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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INATIE
How a soccer game may end
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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GOTHIM
Celebratory cry during a game of tag
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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MEEPLE
Human-shaped board game piece
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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TECHDISRUPTIONS
Silicon Valley game changers, or an alternate title for this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
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NOOBS
Players who may have to start over many times
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
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DARTS
Board game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
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TARPONS
Big draws for Florida game fishermen
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
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WINAPRIZE
Goal for a carnival game player
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
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TBALL
Littlest league's game
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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NINTENDOGS
Puppy simulation game
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
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PONG
Classic video game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
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TOSS
Ring ___ (carnival game)
Universal Crossword · Feb 9, 2026
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LEGENDHASIT
Possible start of a folktale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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ORALS
Tests requiring no pencil
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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HALO
Video game franchise set on ring-shaped worlds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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ROVER
Red __: playground game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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ROLLS
Begins a board game turn, perhaps
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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FINAL
Championship game
Universal Crossword · Jan 31, 2026
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LEAVEALONE
*First stage in a video game
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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POLO
Mallet game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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BINGO
Card game?
Universal Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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GOL
Shout at a futbol game
Universal Crossword · Jan 22, 2026
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FIRSTPERSON
Narrated by the protagonist, or a hint to the start of 18-, 24-, 41- or 51-Across
Universal Crossword · Jan 21, 2026
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DARE
Truth alternative, in a party game
Universal Crossword · Jan 17, 2026
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ANTES
Buys into a poker game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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EVER
Never Have I ___ (party game)
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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ERASED
Used the pink part of a pencil
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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SUPERSPRINT
1980s Atari racing game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
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URLS
Addresses that may start with https://
Universal Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
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CARMEN
Video game thief Sandiego
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
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TRUTHS
Two __ and a lie: icebreaker game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 7, 2026
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TRIPS
Exotic game show prizes, say
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
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APPSTORE
Place to buy games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2026
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SONIC
Lightning-fast hedgehog of video games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 26, 2026
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OCANADA
Anthem played at Blue Jays home games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2026
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TAILGATING
Pregame activity in a parking lot
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2026
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BABYSTEPS
Slow-but-steady progress, or the progression found at the starts of 18-, 23-, 36-, and 51-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2026
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ABC
Alphabet starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2026
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LET
Ruling to restart court proceedings
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 15, 2026
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EXTRALIVES
Boosts in some games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 15, 2026
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HELIO
Trope starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 10, 2026
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ARCADES
Places that are all fun and games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2026
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HTTP
URL starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2026
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SIGNLANGUAGE
Nonverbal communication, or what can be found at the starts of 20-, 28-, 38-, and 46-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 6, 2026
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URL
Address that often starts with "www"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
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NEWB
Rookie gamer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
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IPOS
Long-term goals for some startups
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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SEED
__ money: startup funds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
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NERFBALL
Toy for indoor games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
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AVON
Cosmetics giant that started as the California Perfume Company
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 2026
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MEA
Apology starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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AVATARS
Guises for gamers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
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HEALER
Medic in role-playing games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
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SAABS
Models whose names typically started with 9
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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COMINGALIVE
Really starting to shine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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PLAYOFFS
Some postseason games
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2026
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TOYSTORE
Place that's all fun and games
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
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NEWBS
Novice gamers, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2026
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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
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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
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DON
Mattingly who was the Yankees starting first baseman for 12 seasons
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
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CABER
Giant pole tossed in Highland games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
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OPTICALMICE
Accessories favored by serious gamers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
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INRE
Memo starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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EGOT
"Grand slam" awards acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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RBI
Baseball stat in a 1987 video game's title
Universal Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
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URAL
Range that starts near the Kara Sea
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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ALUMSIDING
*Metallic house exterior (Read six letters in this answer counterclockwise, starting at letter three)
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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TORONTO
City where the Blue Jays play home games
Universal Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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NUBS
Much-used pencils
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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KNEE
Joint with crossed cruciate ligaments
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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WWW
Internet address starter
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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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
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POOLROOM
Spot for table games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
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TURNS
Rotates (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter one in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
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STARMAP
Astronomer's chart (Read four letters clockwise, starting with letter two in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
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BEEP
Microwave sound (Read four letters clockwise, starting with letter one in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
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INSCRUTABLE
Impossible to interpret (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter five in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
PWNS
Obliterates, in gamer-speak
Universal Crossword · Mar 19, 2026
1%
VALVESTEM
*Tire feature (video games)
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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UTE
Athlete who plays home games near the Great Salt Lake
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
1%
EIGHTBIT
Like old Nintendo games
Universal Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
1%
FLINT
Fire-starting aid
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
1%
INOT
How tied NBA games are decided
Universal Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
1%
DOERS
Self-starters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
1%
ESPNU
Channel for ACC and SEC games
Universal Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
1%
ONTV
Like games at sports bars
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 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%
REC
___ room (place to play games)
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
1%
CHEATCODES
Impatient gamers' aids
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
1%
AWAY
Like half of an MLB team's games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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BOSSLEVELS
Challenges for some gamers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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NOOB
Beginner, in gamer lingo
Universal Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
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OLED
Screen on some handheld games, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 28, 2026
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PSYCHSOUT
Plays mind games with
Universal Crossword · Jan 24, 2026
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GODMODE
Period of invincibility in video games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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OUTLINE
Term paper starting point
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
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VEGETABLEAISLE
Grocery store section with greens (... letters 6-13 into a name that starts with "I")
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
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STARTTHECLOCK
"I'm gonna begin ... now!" (... letters 3-11 into a name that starts with "C")
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%
TOPHAT
Monopoly token sported by the game's mascot
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
1%
ERGO
Conclusion starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 7, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Start of a pencil game" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 176 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is TIC (3 letters).
What is the best answer for "Start of a pencil game"?
The best answer for "Start of a pencil game" is TIC with 3 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Start of a pencil game" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 2 times in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on September 30, 2026.
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