The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ONCE , but the solution may also be DATELINE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Story starter crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ONCE | 86 % | 4 | 
| ESS | 7 % | 3 | 
| DATELINE | 7 % | 8 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Story starter
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- once
 - dateline
 - set
 - stair
 - anecdote
 - eden
 - all
 - any
 - arc
 - break
 - else
 - ever
 
Crossword Answer definitions
ONCE adverb- (frequency) One and only one time.
 - (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.
 - Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
 - As soon as.
 - At a future time.
 
- As soon as; when; after.
 
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 ONCE
- Children's-story starter
 - Enough, often
 - Formerly
 - Years ago
 - __-over (quick look)
 - "The Raven" opener
 - "__ bitten, ..."
 - "___ bitten, twice shy"
 - A single time
 - Fairy tale start
 
More clues leading to the result ESS
- 19th in a familiar series
 - Curve type
 - Dangerous curve
 - Dangerous road shape
 - Deacon's follower?
 - First of September?
 - Harry Truman filler
 - Man of Steel's monogram
 - Ogee shape
 - Self starter?