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Try to overcome a poor start

Last seen in Universal Crossword March 22, 2026 Answers

Looking up the clue "Try to overcome a poor start" from Universal Crossword on March 22, 2026? Our crossword answer database returned 177 results. The best answer appears to be PLAYCATCHUP, which is 11 letters long and scores 99% in our confidence ranking. Every answer is listed below so you can pick the one that fits your grid.

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177 Other Potential Answers

99%
PLAYCATCHUP
Try to overcome a poor start
Universal Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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ESS
Slow start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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ASOF
Words before a start date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
4%
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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ONCE
Fairy tale start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
4%
YOLO
Texter's encouragement to try something new
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
4%
TEN
Countdown start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
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TEAANDTOAST
Simple way to start the day
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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NOPE
"Nice try"
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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EXILED
Like Romeo at the start of Act V
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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TOAST
A "ting, ting, ting" may signal its start
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
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YELP
Site for maligning poor dining
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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CRASS
In poor taste
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 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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ISO
Late start?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
4%
LEGENDHASIT
Possible start of a folktale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 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
4%
UHNO
"Yeah, try again"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
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URLS
Addresses that may start with https://
Universal Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
1%
IRAN
Home country of filmmaker Asghar Farhadi
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
1%
SAMOA
Island country that changed the shape of the International Date Line by skipping December 30, 2011
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
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SINES
Law of __: trigonometry equation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
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URL
Address that often starts with "www"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
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GMAT
B-school entry req.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
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ERE
Before, in old poetry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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WILLIE
Country great Nelson
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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ERATO
Muse of poetry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
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BRAD
Country singer Paisley
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
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MANOR
Stately home in the country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
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TART
Fruit-filled pastry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
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ONEPAIR
Paltry poker holding
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
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ECLAIR
Pastry choice
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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DNA
Ancestry test sample
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
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IPOS
Long-term goals for some startups
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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TRISHA
Country star Yearwood
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
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ACIDIC
Not basic, in chemistry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
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WORLDMAPS
Country homes?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
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AJA
"Lessons in Chemistry" actress __ Naomi King
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2026
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MCGRAW
Hill partner, in textbook publishing and country music
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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NOR
Scand. country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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GRENADA
West Indies country also known as the "Island of Spice"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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CHEXREPUBLIC
Country known for its devotion to a General Mills cereal?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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LYLE
Country singer Lovett
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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RAWR
Sultry growl
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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ATOM
Chemistry class model
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 5, 2026
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ERIC
"Springsteen" country singer Church
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
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SEED
__ money: startup funds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
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SPAIN
Valencia's country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
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ICELAND
Björk's country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
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SLUR
Enunciate poorly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 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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CRONUTS
Pastry hybrids
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
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ABROAD
Out of the country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
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DOOR
Entryway
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
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HBO
"Industry" network
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
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UTILEUTILE
Helpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
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ROMANS
"Friends, __, countrymen ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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MEA
Apology starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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VANCE
"Lovecraft Country" actor Courtney B. __
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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OFT
Frequently, in poetry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
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EPOS
Heroic poetry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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LINEDANCE
Move to the country?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
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APPT
Cal. entry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
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HAITI
Carrefour's country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
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TYCOON
Titan of industry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
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TESTER
Someone who has a trying job?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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ITALIA
Sicilia's country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
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NATO
32-country org.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
DONATIONS
To: Actor Cheadle, chemistry lab supply salesman
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
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RHETT
"What's Your Country Song" singer Thomas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 18, 2026
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EER
Eternally, in poetry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
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ALAN
Country singer Jackson
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2026
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USSR
Country whose motto was "Workers of the world, unite!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2026
1%
POKEDEX
Progress tracker for one trying to "catch 'em all"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 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
1%
ZIMBABWE
Country between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2026
1%
TSA
Airport entry org.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
1%
SNAP
Show appreciation at a poetry slam, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
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PALAU
Country in Micronesia whose largest city is Koror
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
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ENE
Chemistry suffix
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
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GARTH
Brooks of country music
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 15, 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
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DAREDEVIL
Biker trying to miss the bus, perhaps?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 8, 2026
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REBA
McEntire of country
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 7, 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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CHURRO
Fried cinnamon-sugar pastry
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 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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CODY
"Dirt Cheap" country singer Johnson
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2026
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SHANIA
First name in country pop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
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POPPSYCHOLOGY
Field that drives the self-help industry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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EVENT
Calendar entry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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SWE
Country between Fin. and Nor.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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APBIO
HS course whose first unit is Chemistry of Life
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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ITALY
2026 Olympics host country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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AUS
Landlocked Eur. country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
1%
INRE
Memo starter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
1%
EGYPT
Mo Salah's home country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
1%
CANADA
Ontario's country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 15, 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
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SUDAN
South ___ (country since 2011)
Universal Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
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SHORTLINE
Small player in the railroad industry
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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KENYA
Country named for Africa's second-highest peak
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
1%
ALUMSIDING
*Metallic house exterior (Read six letters in this answer counterclockwise, starting at letter three)
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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SLEET
Wintry mix
Universal Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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SLAM
Poetry event
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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ELSALVADOR
Smallest Central American country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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MALI
West African country where Bambara is spoken
Universal Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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NAME
First entry on many a form
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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ALAINA
"Sitting Pretty on Top of the World" country singer Lauren __
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
1%
PERU
Country where Inca Kola originated
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 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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CAN
Country with the world's largest moose population: Abbr.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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SAGE
Herb in poultry stuffing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
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SAMOSA
Pastry that may be deep-fried in ghee
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
1%
ANIL
Actor Kapoor
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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RWANDA
African country home to mountain gorillas
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
1%
NELSON
Country great Willie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
1%
DOLLYPARTON
Country music legend who founded the nonprofit literacy program Imagination Library
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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ABUSE
Treat quite poorly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 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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BEEP
Microwave sound (Read four 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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TURNS
Rotates (Read eight letters clockwise, starting with letter one in this answer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
ZAC
Country music's __ Brown Band
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
1%
AREA
Geometry calculation
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
NEPAL
Mountainous Asian country
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
IRAQ
Country between Syria and Iran
Universal Crossword · Mar 13, 2026
1%
FLINT
Fire-starting aid
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
1%
UKRAINE
Kyiv's country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
1%
HILL
Challenge for a cross-country runner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
1%
OSCARSEASON
Period during which acclaimed films are released and promoted for award consideration (In this entry, unscramble letters 3-8)
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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QATAR
Al Jazeera's home country
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
1%
CHILE
Country that sounds cold
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
1%
MALTA
Island country between Sicily and North Africa
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
1%
DOERS
Self-starters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
1%
YEMEN
Sanaa's country
Universal Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
1%
GASJET
Chemistry lab fixture
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
1%
BORDERS
Country's edges
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
1%
SHIM
Carpentry wedge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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OMAN
Country found in "no man's land"
Universal Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
1%
PHOEBESNOW
"Poetry Man" singer-songwriter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
1%
AIL
Feel poorly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
1%
USA
LA's country
Universal Crossword · Feb 23, 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%
ARUBA
Oranjestad's country
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
1%
LEANN
Country singer Rimes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
1%
AREAS
Some geometry calculations
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
1%
DRC
Kinshasa's country, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
1%
ION
F- in chemistry?
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
1%
ACADIA
French colony that some Louisianans trace ancestry to
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
1%
CHAD
Central African country
Universal Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
1%
MILE
Unit with Roman and "country" varieties
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
1%
TIMOR
___-Leste (Southeast Asian country)
Universal Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
1%
DOLLY
"Queen of Country" Parton
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
1%
PROSE
Poetry's counterpart
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
1%
PETIT
___ four (French pastry)
Universal Crossword · Jan 31, 2026
1%
AMYPOEHLER
*Electrically neutral, in chemistry
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2026
1%
SKI
Take a cross-country trail
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
1%
JELLYDONUT
Filled pastry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 28, 2026
1%
RIMES
Country star LeAnn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
1%
SAMBA
*Polynesian country
Universal Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
1%
THREEINAROBE
Trio trying to sneak past the guard at a sauna?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 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
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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
1%
NEST
What matryoshka dolls do
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
1%
AMERICA
Song that begins "My country, 'tis of thee"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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OSLIN
K.T. of country music
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 11, 2026

Clues for Universal Crossword on March 22, 2026

___-bitty Crossword Clue "Jane ___" Crossword Clue "Beat it!" Crossword Clue Light brown Crossword Clue Go ___ (lose it) Crossword Clue Restaurant chain with an unlimited breadsticks deal Crossword Clue "Explain?!" Crossword Clue Greedy villain's outburst Crossword Clue Beer that may be hoppy Crossword Clue Org. that monitors air quality Crossword Clue

Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Try to overcome a poor start" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 177 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is PLAYCATCHUP (11 letters).
What is the best answer for "Try to overcome a poor start"?
The best answer for "Try to overcome a poor start" is PLAYCATCHUP with 11 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Try to overcome a poor start" 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 22, 2026.
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