Crossword Clue:

Off to the starting strong

AnswerCrossword Clue
RACESOff to the ... (starting strong)
ARMYSONG"Count off the cadence loud and strong" tune, with "The"
RUNRespond to the starting gun
RANResponded to the starting gun
COMEFULLCIRCLEReturn to the starting point
FULLCIRCLEBack to the starting point
POSTTIMEWhen the horses come to the starting gate
ATLANTAStarting point of Sherman's March to the Sea
CUEDUPAdvanced to the starting point, as a tape
SYNONYMWhat each successive starting word of the answers to starred clues is to the starting word that precedes it
INDIACountry where Mahatma Gandhi led a 23-day march to protest the British salt tax starting on March 12, 1930
AHEADIn the future, or, when spoken with a long starting vowel, what the last word of the answers to starred clues can have