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noun • an electric motor for starting an engine • a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning • the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition • any new participant in some activity • food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) • a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle • a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough | ||||||||
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noun • (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play | ||||||||
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noun • An umpire. verb • To act as an umpire. | ||||||||
Sports Event Officials Opening Course Crossword Clue
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STARTERS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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STARTERS
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4 | Sports officials
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11 Sep 1989 | New York Times / 11 Sep 1989 |
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20 Aug 2001 | The Guardian Quick / 20 Aug 2001 |
7 | The conditional probability of an event is the probability of that event given that another event has occurred. |
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