Start of a rumor Crossword Clue

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Start of a rumor Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

RUMOR (verb)
1. tell or spread rumors
RUMOR (noun)
1. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
START (verb)
1. get off the ground
2. bulge outward
START (noun)
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Hint 2: Anagram

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HAIRED

More LA Times Crossword (9/20/2025) Answers

Across

1. Dress to impress

7. Hit up quickly

13. Muralist on some Mexican 500-peso notes

14. Citrus hybrid

15. Track unit

16. Left out words?

17. Place to go for a drive?

18. Mosslike organisms

20. Only Canadian NBA city, for short

21. Something that may be a little fishy

23. Valley known as the "Garden of France"

24. Tricks

25. Montana motto

27. Fighting chance?

28. Pocket money

30. Dis-illusioned?

31. "Something just occurred to me"

32. At any time

33. "Days of Our Lives" actress on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"

37. Put on a happy face

38. Small porch

39. Grant consideration

40. "Details later" letters

41. "I'm not buying it"

43. Tom yum __ soup

44. Judged events for pedigreed and companion animals

48. Ravaged by time

49. Snapple rival

50. Fly-by-night operation?

51. Sturdy woolens

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Down

1. Spelunking site

2. Flat, in a way

3. Active Naturals brand

4. Airport code in Victoria

5. Eurasian border range

6. Toy spaniels

7. Stewart who won the U.S. Open twice in the 1990s

8. Trip stops

9. Many a charitable gp.

10. Bring the hammer down

11. Los Angeles suburb

12. Busy bodies

14. "And they're off!"

16. Hot dog option

19. Beach resort locale

22. Padmé Amidala's grandson

24. Hold

26. It might be lost in a storm

27. More minimalist

29. Wasn't talking nonsense

30. Strayed

31. Grass and such

34. Cancel out

35. Closed in on

36. Athletic brand based in Bavaria

37. Aston Martin DB12, for one

38. Three-ingredient treat

41. Baby bok __

42. Cry of relief

45. Nor. neighbor

47. Tip of the tongue?

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