Beginning
Crossword Clue & Answers

25 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Easy Crossword

We found 12 answers for the crossword clue 'Beginning', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Beginning a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Beginning as an answer itself some 41 times.

Beginning is a single word clue made up of 9 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Easy Crossword' on Thursday, 28 October 2021 with the answer being ONSET, we also found ONSET to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 28 Oct 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 5 Oct 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 8 Sep 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 18 Jun 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 10 Jun 2021
• USA Today - 20 May 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 8 Apr 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 4 Apr 2021
• The New York Times Crossword - 29 Mar 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 10 Mar 2021

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Beginning', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Beginning' and give you a hint.

• The act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
• The event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"
• The place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
• The time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
• Serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
• The first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

ASOF

DAWN
The earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"

5 Letters

ONSET
The beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"

START
A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"

6 Letters

ENTRAP
Catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

ORIGIN
Properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"

OUTSET
The time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

7 Letters

GENESIS
A coming into being

INITIAL
The first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"

8 Letters

STARTING
A turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"

9 Letters

TAKINGOFF

12 Letters

COMMENCEMENT
The act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"