The term 'START OF A COUNT' can be broken down into four crossword solutions: EENY (4 letters), ONE (3 letters), BALLS (5 letters), and BALLONE (7 letters). EENY is an informal word for 'ONE', while ONE is the number itself. BALLS is a plural form of the word 'BALL', and BALLONE is a combination of the words 'BALL' and 'ONE'. Together, these solutions suggest that the term 'START OF A COUNT' refers to the beginning of a counting sequence, which is typically represented by the number ONE.