Possible Clues:

• Munch on cold chop
• Start to cut, chop, and grind
• Order at the dinner table?
• Reduce the fare for a trip to the interior
• Reflect on children we raised
• Start on a course
• With 94- and 54-Down, gab
• About to cut a bit of tobacco
• Have some gum
• Cogitate (with ''on'')