Clues for the word "FIRST"
We've had 148 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 220 times in crosswords. It was last seen in King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph crossword on March 14, 2025.
Definition of first
- a. - Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.
- a. - Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
- a. - Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
- adv. - Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.
- n. - The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preeminence in the combined effect.
Referring Clues
- Blue-ribbon position
- Certain base
- Blue-ribbon
- Foremost's partner
- One for the history books
- Unprecedented
- Historic event
- Start of many instructions
- End of the response
- Where the U.N. is in Manhattan, with 27-Across
- Leading the pack
- Mark McGwire's position
- See 53-Across
- In the lead
- Guinness adjective
- "To begin with ..."
- "Which came ___, the chicken ..."
- Leading the league
- "For starters ..."
- Gold medalist's place
- Before anything else
- At the forefront
- "Before anything else ..."
- Who's there, in a bit
- Gold medalist's position
- Winner's position
- Base place
- On top
- Who's base
- Original
- Leading
- Maiden
- "Before anything else ..."
- To begin with
- Foremost partner
- Low grade?
- Shift position?
- Successful finish
- "Before anything else . . ."
- Ahead of the rest
- Leader's position
- Who's on it
- Opposite of 36-Across
- "To begin with "
- Word before and after "things"
- Preceding all others
- Blue-ribbon place
- Safety ___
- Safety ____
- Primary
- Primarily
- Primordial
- At the head of the line
- Billing date
- Earliest
- Top prize
- Initial
- Winner's spot
- What Lou Gehrig played
- With 38-Across, preemptive attack
- Before all others
- Who's position, in a famous sketch
- Place to walk to
- Number one
- Ahead of the pack
- Before the rest
- Top spot
- ___ aid kit
- Second to none
- Winning position
- "That's a ___!"
- Foremost
- Word on a blue ribbon
- Who's position, in a comedy routine
- Who's there
- It's 90 feet from home
- Word that may precede the initial parts of 17- and 62-Across and 9- and 33-Down
- Walk destination
- Base Gehrig covered
- Foremost's mate
- Blue-ribbon finish
- Best place to finish a race
- Leading characters in rifts
- Prime time under trees
- It's never been done before
- Prime
- Rifts (anag)
- Initial source of much terrible strife
- To start with, take a raw beginner in hand
- Following Irish saint at the outset
- Premier
- "Eclipse ___ ...
- Climbing gear?
- Raw beginner taken in hand at the outset
- Placing of the winner may create rifts
- Tree on the way ahead
- Position for gold
- No. 1 Conifer Street
- Highest degree
- See 1
- Here there's little time for trees ...
- The rock of "rock, paper, scissors" keeps right on top
- Original trees at forest's end
- I spill the beans, choked by surprisingly artful prisoners
- Starting no end of terrible strife
- Gold-medal position
- Word with rate, aid or class
- Climbing gear?
- University degree for head
- Top of trees, top of trees
- Original tree, by the way
- Prime time beneath the trees
- 24's e-book?
- Intial
- Guinness Book adjective
- 22 down's confused, where victory lies in virtue
- Place for winners
- Unprecedented event
- Eldest daughter initially conceived internally with AI
- Where a gold medalist finishes
- Tree surgeon's plant is about right for me
- Initially right in hand
- Opposite of last
- Smallest number in Wood Street
- ___ and foremost
- Rating a gold medal
- Starting to foment endless strife
- Initial cause of endless strife
- Who's position
- Word in a White House title
- Like the egg, some say
- Diamond corner
- No 1, Douglas Street?
- Initial tree on street
- Paramount
- Quickest to cause endless strife?
- Historic happening
- Winner's ranking
- Word of distinction
- Guinness classification
- Opening
- Beginning to stir up endless strife
- Accomplishment that's never been done before
- Initially
- Gold medalist's rank
- "The ___ Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
- No. 1 Wood Street
- Destination of a walk
Last Seen In
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 11, 2025
- New York Times - February 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 07, 2025
- LA Times - November 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 03, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 30, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 29, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 20, 2024
- LA Times - May 17, 2024
- Mirror Mini - April 29, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 26, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - March 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - March 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 28, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 19, 2024
- Mirror Daily - January 14, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 11, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 19, 2023
- Mirror Daily - October 01, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - September 25, 2023
- Daily Quick - August 27, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - July 06, 2023
- USA Today - May 31, 2023
- Mirror Mini - April 29, 2023
- New York Times - April 26, 2023
- Mirror Daily - March 27, 2023
- USA Today - January 31, 2023
- And in 190 more crossword puzzles...