Start of a countdown
The crossword clue "Start of a countdown" is answered by TEN, a 3-letter entry. Used 23 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TEN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TEN answer page.
Used 23 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 13 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.
- TMINUS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by TEN, most used first.
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