| PROACTIVE | Disposed to take the initiative (9) |
| STARTOUT | Celebrated gent seen to take the initiative (5,3) |
| ACT | Heading for Appeal Court to take the initiative (3) |
| STARTOFF | Celebrated gent seen to take the initiative (5,3) |
| ATTACK | Take the initiative and go on the offensive (6) |
| CALLTHESHOTS | Take the initiative, beginning to check every drink |
| LEADERS | They take the initiative and direct others (7) |
| REACTOR | Engineers take the initiative, soldiers providing power source (7) |
| SHOWMORE | Take the initiative! (4,4,8) |
| GUMPTION | Take the initiative! (4,4,8) |
| PLEAD | Take the initiative following quiet appeal |
| LEAD | Take the initiative |
| BLAZEATRAIL | Take the initiative (5,1,5) |
| ACTS | Takes the initiative to do something |
| ENTERPRISER | I'll take the initiative and go into public relations, securing promotion |
| PLEADS | Quietly takes the initiative making petitions |
| CALLSTHESHOTS | Takes the initiative in deciding how something should be done (5,3,5) |
| CALLSTHESHOT | Takes the initiative in deciding how something should be done (5,3,4) |
| FLEE | Feel disposed to take flight |
| CONTEMPLATED | Brooded over criminal disposed to take in city |
