Starts the pot
The crossword clue "Starts the pot" is answered by ANTES, a 5-letter entry. Used 27 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ANTES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANTES answer page.
Used 27 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ANTESUP (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ANTES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ANTES, most used first.
- Pays to play - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Poker payments - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Chips in - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
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- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
- On the ball - ALERT, used 145 times
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