Starting point, of sorts Crossword Clue

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Starting point, of sorts Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. take something as preexisting and given
2. furnish with a preface or introduction
(noun)
1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STARTING (noun)
1. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
STARTING (adjective)
1. appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
2. (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
POINT (verb)
1. be oriented
2. sail close to the wind
POINT (noun)
1. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Hint 3: Anagram

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31. New York × paper

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39. One answering to a board, for short

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41. "That's just … wrong"

43. Arjuna's skill, in the "Mahabharata"

45. Come to rest, as sediment

47. Creature whose narrow waist is called a petiole

49. Encyclopedia filler

51. √generate

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59. Post-spring cleaning event

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2. Leaders in Qatar

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