Answer:

began

Answer	Crossword Clue
BEGAN	Got the ball rolling
BEGAN	Inaugurated
BEGAN	Kicked off

BEGAN	Took the first step
BEGAN	Started
BEGAN	Opened
BEGAN	Commenced
BEGAN	Initiated
BEGAN	Launched
BEGAN	Got started with
BEGAN	Raised the curtain, perhaps

BEGAN	Got going
BEGAN	Got to work
BEGAN	Got to it
BEGAN	Set off
BEGAN	Got started
BEGAN	Founded
BEGAN	Set in motion
BEGAN	Originated.

BEGAN	Opened.
BEGAN	Made a start.
BEGAN	Set about.
BEGAN	Led off.
BEGAN	Brought a meeting to order
BEGAN	Originated
BEGAN	Led
BEGAN	Headed off on

BEGAN	Got off the ground
BEGAN	Set out
BEGAN	Ushered in
BEGAN	"Where the World ..." (Mellencamp)
BEGAN	Replacements "When It ..."
BEGAN	Led off
BEGAN	Set about

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.