| DEBUT | The act of beginning something new or making one's first appearance in a team (5) |
| NATAL | About one's first appearance in the Garden Province (5) |
| STARTUP | Act of beginning something |
| UNIFIC | Rare adjective meaning joining or making one (6) |
| STRIKINGOUT | Beginning something new that's repeatedly not working |
| CAMEO | A short appearance in a film or play by a well-known actor (5) |
| INITIATION | The ritual of admitting a new member into a society or group in an often secret ceremony of the same name; or, any act of beginning (10) |
| JANUS | Depicted with two faces so as to look to the past and the future, an ancient Roman god of beginnings, doorways and the New Year (5) |
| GUEST | Term for a performer who makes a special appearance in a show, ... star |
| BIRTH | ... when we made our first appearance in the ship's cabin, so to speak (5) |
| VANYA | Uncle making dramatic appearance in a US city in Virginia |
| CLAMP | Acclaim surrounding minister's first appearance in the press (5) |
| DAFFY | Cartoon character who made his first appearance in 1937, _ Duck (5) |
| OMEGA | Last appearance in a home game ... (5) |
| LURID | Ghastly pale, your semi-appearance in a hat (5) |
| AWAKE | Conscious of beginning with conception, then aftermath (4-5) |
| BERTH | Reported first appearance in bed (5) |
| TREES | They make shady appearances in a trade centre especially (5) |
| ROMAN | Like Janus, the god of beginnings |
| TRIALRUN | A test or rehearsal of something new or untried (5,3) |
