Starting point crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13 letters

We’ve reviewed crosswords where “Starting point” was used, and these answers reflect what solvers entered successfully. They’ve all been paired with the clue type you’re currently tackling.

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Synonyms and Definitions

OUTSET

• Synonyms: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, showtime, start, starting time
• Definition: the scheduled start time of something

GENESIS

• Synonyms: book of genesis, generation
• Definition: the process of coming into existence

GERM

• Synonyms: bug, microbe, seed, source

BASELINE

• Synonyms: service line

SEED

• Synonyms: come, cum, ejaculate, germ, seeded player, semen, seminal fluid, sow
• Definition: a tiny, firm piece of fruit

CAUSE

• Synonyms: campaign, case, causa, causal agency, causal agent, crusade, do, drive, effort, get, grounds, have, induce, lawsuit, make, movement, reason, stimulate, suit

BEGINNING

• Synonyms: begin, commence, get down, lead off, origin, outset, root, rootage, set about, set out, start out

SOURCE

• Synonyms: author, generator, informant, reference, reservoir

SCRATCH

• Synonyms: abrasion, boodle, bread, cabbage, cacography, call off, cancel, chafe, chicken feed, clams, come up, dent, dinero, dough, engrave, excise, excoriation, expunge, fray, fret, gelt, grave, incision, inscribe, itch, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, mark, moolah, pelf, prick, rub, scar, scrape, scrape up, scraping, scratch line, scratch up, scratching, scrawl, scribble, scrub, shekels, simoleons, slit, starting line, strike, sugar, wampum

LAUNCHPAD

• Synonyms: launch area, launch pad, launching pad, pad

BASIS

• Synonyms: base, cornerstone, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork

SPRINGBOARD

• Synonyms: jumping-off point, point of departure