“To begin...” and what the theme answers need in order to make sense Crossword Clue

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BEGIN (verb)
1. have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
2. set in motion, cause to start
BEGIN (noun)
1. Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
THEME (noun)
1. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
2. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
THEME (verb)
1. provide with a particular theme or motive

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Down

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