The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HEADSTART which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1966.
Favorable beginning crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| HEADSTART | 100 % | 9 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Favorable beginning
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ground floor
 - break
 - come
 - ear
 - edge
 - permit
 - unpromising
 - piping
 - seed
 - dim
 - high
 - retreat
 
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HEADSTART
- Early education program
 - School readiness program and a hint to this puzzle's theme
 - Unfair advantage (and a hint to 17-, 28-, and 49-Across)
 - Advantageous position
 - Racer's edge, or the ends of 17-, 23-, 39- and 49-Across, unflatteringly
 - Racer's advantage ... and what each part of the answers to starred clues can be
 - Racer's edge
 - Preschool program
 - Early edge
 - Early advantage