Very start, as of an idea Crossword Clue

• Bird store supply

  New York Times · Sunday, September 6, 2026 · 4 letters

• March Madness placement

  New York Times · Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 4 letters

• Bit of chia or hemp

  New York Times · Sunday, July 6, 2025 · 4 letters

• Tournament ranking

  New York Times · Tuesday, January 14, 2025 · 4 letters

• Bit of quinoa

  New York Times · Sunday, November 17, 2024 · 4 letters

• Pulse, e.g.

  New York Times · Saturday, November 16, 2024 · 4 letters

• Sports team's assignment

  New York Times · Thursday, October 24, 2024 · 4 letters

• Chickpea, e.g.

  New York Times · Saturday, October 12, 2024 · 4 letters

• The world's largest one, produced by the coco de mer, weighs up to 55 pounds

  New York Times · Friday, June 7, 2024 · 4 letters

• Unwelcome surprise in a glass of fresh-squeezed juice

  New York Times · Thursday, May 16, 2024 · 4 letters

More clues from this crossword

• 25-Down Wire holders
• 26-Across Tell
• 26-Down Decorous
• 27-Down Cells that can be vitrified and preserved for future use
• 28-Across Dwellings for nomads
• 29-Down "The Fall of the House of Usher" actress ___ Miller
• 31-Across Shipping container
• 31-Down Kind of floor covering
• 32-Down Settled down
• 33-Down Bit of wanton gossip
• 34-Down In an awesome way, slangily
• 35-Across Beverage featured in "A Christmas Story"