Began (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">began</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('start' can be a synonym of 'begin')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for started that I've seen before include "showed surprise" , "Originated" , "kicked-off" , "Began, jumped" , "Began; flinched" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">began</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(opening is a kind of beginning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for opened that I've seen before include "Afforded access" , "unwrapped" , "Unfastened or moved a barrier" , "Turned key and unlocked" , "Undid, a parcel say, or began proceedings" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">began</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for initiated that I've seen before include "Those admitted into the mysteries" , "Accepted into a group by way of a ritual" , "Begun" , "Started" , "Began" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">began</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('commence' can be a synonym of 'begin')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for commenced that I've seen is " Begun".)