Answer:

seed

Answer	Crossword Clue
SEED	Germ
SEED	Pip
SEED	... money

SEED	Genesis
SEED	Number shown in brackets?
SEED	Provide initial funding for
SEED	Bracket position
SEED	Bird feeder bit
SEED	Start of an idea
SEED	Watermelon part that's spit out
SEED	Growing need

SEED	Discarded part of a watermelon
SEED	Farmer's purchase
SEED	Number in brackets?
SEED	No. 1 ... (tournament favorite)
SEED	Something a strawberry has on the outside
SEED	One put in bed?
SEED	Gardener's spring purchase
SEED	Peach pit or walnut

SEED	Lentil or coconut
SEED	Sow
SEED	Edible part of a sunflower
SEED	Tournament front-runner
SEED	Tidbit for a bird
SEED	Assigned position
SEED	Pit
SEED	Progeny

SEED	Favorable tournament position
SEED	Kernel
SEED	Ranked player
SEED	Start for a plant
SEED	Starting point
SEED	Start of something
SEED	Basis of growth
SEED	Origin

SEED	Bit of watermelon waste
SEED	Start
SEED	Basis of development
SEED	Symbol of regeneration
SEED	Bye holder