Crossword Genius

Beginning of end of Himalayan climb (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nascent

'beginning' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'end of himalayan climb' is the wordplay.
'end of' indicates one should take the final letters.
'climb' becomes 'ascent' ('ascent' can be a synonym of 'climb').
The last letter of 'himalayan' is 'n'.
'n'+'ascent'='NASCENT'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for nascent that I've seen before include "awakening" , "just coming into effect" , "Starting to develop" , "not yet mature" , "Starting existence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.