The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SPADEWORK , but the solution may also be INTROS which is one of the most recent solution (2003 in New York Times).
Preliminaries crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPADEWORK | 40 % | 9 |
| TRIALS | 20 % | 6 |
| INTROS | 20 % | 6 |
| GROUNDWORK | 20 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Preliminaries
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eliminations
- finals
- liquidations
- preparations
- primaries
- qualifications
- qualifiers
- prelims
- semifinals
- preliminary exam
- semifinal
- qualifying
Crossword Answer definitions
SPADEWORK noun- Work done by digging with a spade.
- Work done in preparation for something else.
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 SPADEWORK
- Gathering of data as a project starts, perhaps
- Garden digging, e.g.
- Data gathering, perhaps
- Early preparation
- Preliminary activity
- Preliminary labor.
- Preliminaries.
- Preliminary drudgery.
- Initial effort.
- Preparation.
More clues leading to the result TRIALS
- Tribulations' partners
- Crucibles
- Bar events
- Hardships
- Prelims
- Nuremberg events of 1945
- Qualifying rounds
- Court affairs
- Partner of tribulations
- They often accompany tribulations
More clues leading to the result INTROS
- Party pleasantries
- Emcee tasks
- Preambles
- They may begin "And now..."
- Lead-ins
- Beginning bits
- Emcees' jobs
- MCs prepare them
- Emcees' lines
- Musical lead-ins