| NOMADISM | No - crazy is the beginning of mind wandering (8) |
| EPICURUS | Philosopher of ancient Greece (341-270 BC) who believed that 'pleasure is the beginning and end of living happily' (8) |
| HONOLULU | Oh no - crazy Scottish singer in US city |
| GENESIS | Possibly seeing the summit of Snowdon is the beginning of something (7) |
| CASABLANCA | 1942 film that ends with the line "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" |
| OSCARWILDE | "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." source |
| ONESELF | Oscar Wilde quote, 'To love ... is the beginning of a lifelong romance' |
| IDEAL | 'To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance,' wrote Oscar Wilde in his play, An ... Husb |
| PROPERSTRANGER | "Dark day, windy city / Raincoat on my shoulder..." is the beginning of what Guess Who song?: 2 wds. |
| NOMAD | No crazy person of no fixed abode (5) |
| DELIRIOUS | With mind wandering, is rude: oil may be needed for it (9) |
| LUNACY | "Discipline is ___. Being crazy is human": Namita Satija (6) |
| MIDON | Fielder, mind wandering, catching nothing (3-2) |
| VERY | The backpacker left Yeovil and took four buses to get to Vellan Head - how crazy is that? Extremely! (4) |
| MADISON | Crazy is running for president (7) |
| MADCAP | Cork bananas - for starters, how crazy is that? (6) |
| COMPARTMENTAL | Commander, a bit crazy, is sectioned (13) |
| HENCEFORWARD | From now on, reward no crazy chef (12) |
| STARTHERE | "This is the beginning" |
| LOGIC | "___ is the beginning of wisdom ... not the end": Spock |