Answer:

entering

Answer	Crossword Clue
ENTERING	Breaking partner
ENTERING	Recording, as in a journal
ENTERING	Keying in

ENTERING	State-border sign word
ENTERING	Becoming a contestant
ENTERING	Piercing
ENTERING	Joining.
ENTERING	... wedge.
ENTERING	Gaining admission to.
ENTERING	Joining up.
ENTERING	Putting on the books.

ENTERING	Starting upon.
ENTERING	Stepping in.
ENTERING	Incoming
ENTERING	Diarist's activity
ENTERING	Getting into the race
ENTERING	Breaking and ...
ENTERING	"Now ......." (town line message)
ENTERING	It often follows breaking

Crossword

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