Related Clues:

• Began
• Put down the first card
• Set the pace
• Had an edge
• Opened with
• Ushered
• Part of some watches, for short
• Conducted
• Called the shots
• Was a bellwether
• Presided over
• Wielded the baton
• Skippered
• Paved the way
• Went first while playing with Goren