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[1across]

Can anyone explain how the answer "nonstarter" is arrived at please? Thanks in advance.

[squarebear]

Tricky, seeing as you haven't said what the clue is.

[Ulzana]

"N is a certain failure" is the clue. I must confess I also put nonstarter in as the answer because it fitted. I think the logic is that 'N' stands for no (or non) and if you say 'something is for starters' then that signifies something certain. Nonstarter is obviously the failure part.