Crossword Clue:

A beginning or start

AnswerCrossword Clue
GERMA beginning or rudiment.
TRIA beginning for cot or angle
PEDIBeginning of greed or a cure?
SETOFFTrip ... or start a trip
GERMStart of an idea ... or a cold
ANTEA chip or two to start with
LATETOBEDStart of a quip about sleep - or lack thereof
CDEFStart of a scale with no flats or sharps
SWATEnd of a fly? ... or the start of one?
DRAWStart of a tournament ... or the end of a match?
MARTTrading center (or the start of a lifestyle arbiter's split personality)
WARCampaigner's contest (or the start of a 1930s movie actor's split personality)
MATCHFOREPLAYHow amorous firestarters might start the fire, or a golf scoring system interrupted?
PETWater-bowl user (or the start of a film and TV actor's split personality)
YOURATTENTIONPLEASEStart of an announcement ... or a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the six starred clues