Clues for the word "FIRST"
We've had 149 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 234 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on May 11, 2026.
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
- Winning a blue ribbon
Last Seen In
- New York Times - May 11, 2026
- Daily Quick - April 27, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 09, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 11, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 13, 2025
- Mirror Mini - October 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 14, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 25, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 21, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 06, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 21, 2025
- New York Times - May 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 08, 2025
- 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
- And in 204 more crossword puzzles...