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noun • an electric motor for starting an engine • a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning • the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition • any new participant in some activity • food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) • a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle • a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough | ||||
| 39% | 9 | Game in which two players form a team against another team of two players | ||
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| 34% | 8 | This team was initially an expansion franchise in the USL First Division | ||
noun • a device for making soundings | ||||
First Team Players Succeeded With Sharper Shooting Initially
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STARTERS which was last seen in the Telegraph Toughie crossword.
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STARTERS
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