| CIVICS | Courses immigrants value in citizenship studies start with this? |
| SOUP | Very happy to start with this? (4) |
| MIAOW | Moggy, if allowed one word, starts with this? |
| EXCLAMATIONMARK | After a romantic meal prepared with unknown ingredient, kissing to start with this! |
| ENTREE | Start with this - mostly end with ash, perhaps (6) |
| CANOFWORMS | Angler might start with this problem (3,2,5) |
| THEREBYHANGSATALE | Explanation may start with this - unfortunately a gent blathers, yeah? |
| BIRTHRIGHT | A person may be entitled to start with this (10) |
| TWEET | To start with, this week every electronic typist generates a message. (5) |
| ORIGIN | Start with this, or one could use alternate ending, on reflection |
| CONSOMME | Start with this racket beside river (8) |
| THORN | To start with, this highly ornamental rose needs some form of protection |
| THE | Many books start with this word |
| HEEHAWED | What a day! To start with, this guy made a beastly noise (8) |
| FOOTINTHEDOOR | Aggressive salesman may make a successful start with this (4,2,3,4) |
| TANGRAM | There's going be to trouble from the start with this anagram missing a letter and it's why the Chinese find it puzzling (7) |
| UPBEAT | Optimistic conductor often starts with this (6) |
| LETTER | . . . . month starts with this landlord . . . . (6) |
| TEE | Golf starts with this letter (3) |
| CLEF | Score starts with this miracle footballer's part (4) |
