Starts of some pranks

The answer to “Starts of some pranks” in the New York Times crossword is DARES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 9, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 48-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Starts of some pranks” answer

DARES (5 letters)

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Why the answer is DARES

DARES is the 5-letter solution that fits "Starts of some pranks" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 9, 2025 (48-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DARES mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of DARES is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Starts of some pranks” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 9, 2025 (most recent) → DARES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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