Clues for the word "START"
We've had 218 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 658 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on August 24, 2026.
Definition of start
- v. i. - To leap; to jump.
- v. i. - To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act.
- v. i. - To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start business.
- v. i. - To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure.
- v. t. - To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox.
- v. t. - To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
- v. t. - To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business.
- v. t. - To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel.
- v. t. - To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.
- n. - The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion.
- n. - A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.
- n. - A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.
- n. - The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; -- opposed to finish.
- v. i. - A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
- v. i. - The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle.
- v. i. - The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.
- v. i. - The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
Referring Clues
- Kick off
- Sudden fright
- Maze word
- Jump involuntarily
- Genesis
- Commence
- Skittish move
- Word on a maze
- Take 4, clue 1
- False ___
- Word on many a button
- Get the ball rolling
- Move forward, or jump back
- Brief fright
- Begin
- Dive in
- Show fear
- Many solvers do it here
- All the clues in this puzzle do this with 36-Across
- Get going
- Turn on
- Get cracking
- Sudden jump
- Proctor's instruction
- Shy
- Windows button
- Crank up
- Sign of fright
- Possible result of a gunshot
- With 21-Across, begin from scratch
- Be part of the opening lineup
- Word next to an arrow, maybe
- Word next to an arrow in a maze
- It may be running or flying
- Windows 98 icon
- 1-Across, for many solvers
- Get underway
- Turn the key
- Kickoff
- Commencement
- Flinch
- Sudden movement
- Set out
- Touch off
- Begin work on
- Proctor's instruction
- Word on some buttons
- Word at a maze entrance
- Word for "beginning" that encloses four answers in this puzzle
- Git-go
- Fax machine button
- Go first
- Get off the ground
- Break the ice
- Institute
- Square one
- Maze entrance word
- Jerk
- Get to work
- Set forth
- Boot up
- Machine button
- "___ the Revolution Without Me" (1970)
- Activate
- Originate
- Where it all begins
- Board game square
- Button word, sometimes
- Turn a key, perhaps
- A shot might indicate it
- Microwave button
- Square on many board games
- Step one
- First stage
- Onset
- Beginning
- "Go" square in Monopoly, e.g.
- Proctors instruction
- Initiate
- Word with false or flying
- Wave a green flag, usually
- Maze label
- Word on mazes
- Kick in
- Set off
- Inaugurate
- Opening
- Open
- Set in
- Outset
- Get-go
- Take step one
- Involuntary jerk
- Board game word
- Word after running or jump
- Anglo-___
- "Boo!" reaction
- Hit the campaign trail
- Inception
- Lead prayers
- Betray surprise
- Race line
- Go ahead
- Jump back, maybe
- Where to begin
- Surprised jerk
- Gunshot at a track meet
- Act surprised
- Send off
- Buckle down
- Button that gets things going
- Turn on the ignition
- Be taken aback
- Word printed on mazes
- Take the first step
- Set in motion
- Pencil maze instruction
- Sudden jerk
- Jump ___
- First square of many board games
- Maze marking
- First-stringers do it
- Pitch the first inning
- Found
- Plunge in
- Tee off
- Beginning of first article
- Jump when surprised in launch?
- First square of some board games
- Set off a sudden involuntary movement
- One end of a maze
- "___ Me Up"
- The Jam song of beginning?
- Coldplay "I'm going back to the ___"
- Jump suddenly
- Initiate top player on time
- Begin to jump
- To begin with, mince tarts!
- Be first to leave?
- Origin
- Begin making tarts
- One's opening jump?
- Begin to show jumpiness?
- Spring open
- A 'jump' one for the motorist?
- Do first things first
- Begin - jump
- Point to big 15's initial lead
- Shock for sailor in the street
- Word on a Sorry! game board
- Father makes Bob sarcastic
- Found, say
- Plunge in, so to speak
- Be in the opening lineup
- Dive in, so to speak
- Soul Asylum "We could ___ a company and make misery"
- Kick off with key player at opening of tournament
- Celebrity, first of them to get under way
- Celebrity, first in training to jump
- Word by the first square in a board game, often
- Exam proctor's command
- Begin jumpily?
- Get cracking small dish
- Put in motion
- Show surprise
- Leading player on time for opening
- Get things going
- Arcade game button
- Initial jump?
- Crank up, as a vintage car
- Begin to jump when surprised?
- Word next to an arrow on a maze
- Recoil suddenly
- Be surprised by the opening
- Jump the gun?
- Square one jump
- A red one is a flier!
- Be on the court for tipoff, say
- Initiate as a nervous reaction?
- Ignite
- Jump when surprised in launch?
- Get the show on the road
- To begin with, a red one can fly
- First appearance as a featured East-Ender
- Give a little jerk when you switch on
- Initial advantage to a flier, perhaps?
- Zero hour
- "___ your engines" (Indianapolis 500 directive)
- Sign on a Candy Land board
- Begin to be jumpy
- Go, on a Monopoly board, e.g.
- Found, e.g.
- Button on an old video game controller
- Flush and show you've been taken unawares
- Commence to jump
- Jump at the sound of a pistol?
- The first thing in making tarts
- Be first to leave?
- You can have a 'jump' one, of course
- Be a novice making tarts
- "Don't ___ with me!"
- One made to show originality?
- Button next to "Select" on old game controllers
- One's opening jump?
- Begin to show jumpiness?
- Be on the A-team, say
- Set into motion
- A 'jump' one for the motorist?
- A jerk, to begin with!
- Kick in or kick off
- Get things moving
- Mince tarts, please, to begin with
- 0:00
- See 62-Across
- Button on many appliances
- Push-button word
- Launch
- Appropriate answer for 1-Across
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 24, 2026
- Daily Quick - August 08, 2026
- Daily American - August 08, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - July 30, 2026
- Mirror Daily - July 18, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - July 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 08, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - July 04, 2026
- Mirror Daily - June 11, 2026
- Mirror Daily - June 04, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 27, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 21, 2026
- New York Times - May 12, 2026
- Daily American - May 08, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - April 29, 2026
- Daily Quick - April 09, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - April 07, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 06, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - April 02, 2026
- Daily American - March 30, 2026
- Daily Quick - March 30, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 18, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 17, 2026
- LA Times - February 12, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 11, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 06, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 02, 2026
- LA Times - December 19, 2025
- New York Times - December 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 27, 2025
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