Starting point Crossword Clue

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Starting point Crossword Answer

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ONSET

(5 letters)

SCRATCH

(7 letters)

GETGO

(5 letters)

DAYONE

(6 letters)

BASIS

(5 letters)

SEED

(4 letters)

GERM

(4 letters)

BASELINE

(8 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. the descendants of one individual
2. the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STARTING (noun)
1. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
STARTING (adjective)
1. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
2. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
POINT (verb)
1. be oriented
2. sail close to the wind
POINT (noun)
1. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ONSET
(5 letters)
SCRATCH
(7 letters)
GETGO
(5 letters)
DAYONE
(6 letters)
BASIS
(5 letters)
SEED
(4 letters)
GERM
(4 letters)
BASELINE
(8 letters)

More USA Today Crossword (8/30/2026) Answers

Across

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5. Cause of some trips

8. Parts of processes

13. Queen of Olympus

14. Grain storage structure

15. "A little bird told me . . ."

16. Plugging away

17. Give off, like rays

18. Running total

19. It requires a delicate balance

22. College, to a Brit

23. Surgeon's workplaces: Abbr.

24. "Finders keepers, ___ weepers"

28. Country with a famous canal

30. Film that might have someone wired?

32. Capitol Hill group

34. "Makes no difference to me," in texts

35. Bubble tea morsels

40. "So cute!"

41. 'I'm gonna pass'

42. Perches for frogs

46. H Mart and Kmart

50. ___ card (ATM directive)

51. Nintendo consoles with Nunchuks

52. 911 responder

53. Money from the fire department?

57. Strums, like a guitar

60. Type of bean used as a pho garnish

61. Agitate

62. Summer camp boat

63. It might help you choose sides?

64. "___ of Dogs" (Wes Anderson film)

65. Teapot part

66. "Don't delay!"

67. Loch with a cryptid

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Down

1. Talk to

2. Scannable eye part

4. Garden walkway

5. Long rides?

6. Lose your footing

7. Be adoring

8. "Arrested Development," e.g.

9. 'You don't say!'

10. Long, narrow fish

11. Pen ___ (snail-mail friend)

12. Texter's "Whoops"

14. Hotter cousin of a jalapeño

20. Marisa who played Aunt May

21. Raisman with three Olympic gold medals

25. Malicious

26. Unburdens

27. Short instant

29. Venomous viper

30. Palindromic math subject, for short

31. ___ up (invigorates)

33. __-washed jeans

35. Bed size for one person, ironically

36. Tools for making belt holes

37. Becoming less harsh

38. Bit of hijinks

39. Apt rhyme for "Pooh"

40. "Dear Girls" memoirist Wong

43. Possible response to "Who, me?"

44. Like one's favorite radio stations, often

45. Off-road ride

47. Restful state

48. Contacts via Google or Yahoo

49. Fashions, trends or fashion trends

51. Casual "Shall we?"

54. The Crown actor Corrin

55. Desires a do-over

56. CNN host Burnett

57. Non-Mac computers

58. Track meet unit

59. “Sorry, it’s ___ from me”

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