Started - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'started' is the definition.
(to start is to begin)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for begun that I've seen before include "Commenced" , "(Has) started" , "Opened" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate and The New York Times.

'started' is the definition.
('initiate' can be a synonym of 'start')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for initiated that I've seen before include "Begun" , "Accepted into a group by way of a ritual" , "Those admitted into the mysteries" , "Started" , "Began" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune and the King Feature Syndicate.

'started' is the definition.
('commence' can be a synonym of 'start')

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for commenced that I've seen is " Begun".)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune and the King Feature Syndicate.

'started' is the definition.
(opening is a kind of starting)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for opened that I've seen before include "Started, a meeting say" , "Gave access by unlocking" , "Unlocked or unfolded" , "Removed the cover" , "Afforded access" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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