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Start of a story

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword May 24, 2022 Answers

"Start of a story" is a crossword clue we last spotted in the LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle on May 24, 2022. We have 170 possible answers in our records from crosswords published across multiple sources. The leading solution is IDEA with 4 letters and a 99% confidence score, making it the most likely correct answer.

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IDEA
Start of a story
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2022
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ESS
Slow start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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EXODUS
Book that tells the story of Moses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
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CROCUSFOCUS
Reporter's approach to a story about a spring bloom?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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TWINSPIN
Reporter's approach to a story about a doppelgänger?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
8%
ANTSLANT
Reporter's approach to a story about a picnic pest?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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BANGLEANGLE
Reporter's approach to a story about a bracelet?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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DRAKETAKE
Reporter's approach to a story about a male duck?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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ALIBI
Cover story
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
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BALLAD
Song that tells a story
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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ASOF
Words before a start date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
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TEEN
Coming-of-age story subject, often
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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GEO
Logical start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 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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HULA
Dance that tells a story
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
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ONCE
Fairy tale start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
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ATTIC
Unfinished story, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
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TEN
Countdown start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
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CHRONICLED
Told the story of
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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TEAANDTOAST
Simple way to start the day
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 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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SCARE
Give a start
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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NEO
Fresh start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
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FEAR
Scary story emotion
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 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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FOOTMAN
Helper in a Cinderella story
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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PLOT
It might thicken in a story
Universal Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
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TOAST
A "ting, ting, ting" may signal its start
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
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PLAYCATCHUP
Try to overcome a poor start
Universal Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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EDIT
Change one's story?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 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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IROBOT
Classic 1950 short story collection by Asimov
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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ISO
Late start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
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SOB
Word before "story" or "sister"
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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LEGENDHASIT
Possible start of a folktale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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TALE
"Tall" story
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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HARTE
American short story writer Bret
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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ROMANTASY
Genre for a vampire enemies-to-lovers story
Universal Crossword · Jan 25, 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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SAGA
Very long story
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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URLS
Addresses that may start with https://
Universal Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
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MEMOIR
Personal story
Universal Crossword · Jan 9, 2026
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BENE
Good start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 31, 2025
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LESMIS
Jean Valjean’s story, familiarly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
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AMILATE
"Did you start already?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
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SITON
Suppress, as a news story
Universal Crossword · Nov 18, 2025
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MORAL
Part of a good story?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 17, 2025
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DEE
Don't start?
Universal Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
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ANON
Short story writer?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2025
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ALLALONG
From the start
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
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HIAGAIN
Follow-up start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
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POE
Short story writer Edgar Allan __
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
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IBET
"A likely story!"
Universal Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
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ANEW
Fresh way to start
Universal Crossword · Oct 17, 2025
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ALF
Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 17-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
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BERT
Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 43-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
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ANIMAL
Puppet whose shadow is at the start of 58-Across
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
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NON
Starter start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
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WRONGFOOT
Metaphor for a bad start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
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MYTH
Pandora's story, e.g.
Universal Crossword · Sep 17, 2025
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WADE
Get ready to start fly-fishing, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2025
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PLOTHOLE
Logical oversight in a story
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2025
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SEOUL
Korean city where BTS got their start
Universal Crossword · Sep 5, 2025
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LESSON
Moral of the story
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2025
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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
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AUTOPSY
Exam in a detective story
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
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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
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ATBAT
Rockie start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2025
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SEMI
Sweet start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2025
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CABINETPICK
Presidential appointment ... or the start of 18-, 24-, 39- or 52-Across?
Universal Crossword · Jul 31, 2025
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TELLATALE
Participate in story time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2025
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URL
Address that often starts with "www"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
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IPOS
Long-term goals for some startups
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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KROC
Ray of McDonald's history
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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CALLLOG
Phone history list
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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DIORAMA
Natural history museum display
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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MARKERGENE
Clue in evolutionary history
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
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SEED
__ money: startup funds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
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ANABSOLUTEGEM
Praise for a Hope Diamond history?
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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ERAS
History chapters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
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PAST
History
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
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MEA
Apology starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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DREAMHOUSE
Three-story abode in Barbie pink
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
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ORAL
Like some history and hygiene
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 18, 2026
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PAUSEFOREFFECT
Stop mid-story to add suspense, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
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COMINGALIVE
Really starting to shine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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SAABS
Models whose names typically started with 9
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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NED
Kelly who narrates Peter Carey's "True History of the Kelly Gang"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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GRANDMA
Consultant on a family history project, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2026
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SELMA
Alabama city in civil rights history
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 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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ANGELSINAMERICA
Pulitzer-winning play chronicled in the oral history "The World Only Spins Forward"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 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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ACE
Stack starter in solitaire
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
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IMDB
Place to find one's credit history?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2026
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ERA
Chapter in history
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
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INRE
Memo starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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ALOUD
How a storybook may be read
Universal Crossword · Apr 16, 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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BIO
Brief history?
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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OMAHA
Nebraska city that's home to the Great Plains Black History Museum
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 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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YAZ
Big name in BoSox history
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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ITSELF
History repeats ___
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 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
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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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MODERNERA
Current stretch of human history
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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RANCHER
Single-story home
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 13, 2026
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FLINT
Fire-starting aid
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
1%
CLIO
Muse of history
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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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
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ADA
Lovelace of computer history
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
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MOTH
"The ___ Radio Hour" (storytelling series)
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
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PERON
Juan in Argentine history
Universal Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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OUTLINE
Term paper starting point
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 18, 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
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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
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
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ABC
Alphabet starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
1%
ERGO
Conclusion starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 7, 2026
1%
PROTOSTAR
One just starting to shine
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
1%
NANO
Tech startup?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
1%
EPOCH
Slice of history
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
1%
NHLGAME
Contest that starts with a center-ice faceoff
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 18, 2025
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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
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INDENT
Paragraph starter
Universal Crossword · Dec 1, 2025
1%
PSST
Discreet conversation starter
Universal Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
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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
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XENON
Only element starting with "X"
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
1%
VON
German surname starter, sometimes
Universal Crossword · Nov 3, 2025
1%
SITES
Browser history list
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2025
1%
ALAMO
Something to remember from history class
Universal Crossword · Oct 30, 2025
1%
HIGHFASHION
Haute couture, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 9-, 27- and 30-Down
Universal Crossword · Oct 28, 2025
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THEEND
Bedtime story's final words
Universal Crossword · Oct 21, 2025
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SOURDOUGH
*Bread that needs a starter
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2025
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NONET
Baseball team's starting lineup, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 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
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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
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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
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DOROTHEABATE
Archaeozoologist who was likely the first woman to work at London's Natural History Museum
Universal Crossword · Sep 10, 2025
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WHYTHEBIGGOLDRUSH
*Question on a history test about westward migration in the 1840s?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2025
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CHANGINGTASTES
Evolving preferences, and a clue to the starts of 19-, 26-, 33- and 41-Across
Universal Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
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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
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REO
Speedwagon starter?
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2025
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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
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FEB
Black History Mo.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2025
1%
ESSAY
History assignment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2025
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REST
"The ___ is history!"
Universal Crossword · Aug 10, 2025
1%
DAYO
Belafonte song starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2025
1%
SOVIETERA
1922-1991, in Russian history
Universal Crossword · Jul 22, 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
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PICNICAREAS
Outside eating spots, and where to find the starts of 17-, 27-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2025
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WILDYEAST
*Sourdough starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2025

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How many possible solutions does "Start of a story" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 170 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is IDEA (4 letters).
What is the best answer for "Start of a story"?
The best answer for "Start of a story" is IDEA with 4 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Start of a story" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on May 24, 2022.
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