Word "FIRST" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
Synonyms:
first base

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
indicating the beginning unit in a series
Synonyms:
1st

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
serving to set in motion
Synonyms:
inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden
Examples:
his first (or maiden) speech in Congress

Crossword Clues for FIRST

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Clue Source Date
Opening clenched hand without resistance The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Sep 2025
Opposite of last
Historic event Thomas Joseph 14 Aug 2025
Starting to foment endless strife (5)
Foremost (5) Mirror Classic 10 Jul 2025
Best and more works for reformist (5)
New Zealand -, Winston Peters' party (5)
Leading characters in rifts
Cockney's desire to obtain degree The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Jun 2025
Starting with trees at that end (5)
"Let me start off by saying ..."
With 1-Across, where a batter who gets walked goes (2 wds.)
No. 1 in a tree-lined thoroughfare? (5)
Win: come -
Initially developing rifts (5)
Original Mirror Quick 26 May 2025
Rifts develop initially Mirror Cryptic 26 May 2025
___ and foremost New York Times 21 May 2025
Rifts develop initially Mirror Cryptic 20 May 2025
Original Mirror Quick 20 May 2025
Low gear (5)
To start with look for tree at top end of street (5)
Original Mirror Quick 13 May 2025
Rifts develop initially Mirror Cryptic 13 May 2025
The_ Wives Club, Bette Midler film (5)
Gold medalist's place
Initial cause of endless strife (5)
Degree award for trees on edge of forest (5) Puzzler Cryptic 28 Apr 2025
At the head of the queue: - in line
See 22 Down The Guardian Cryptic 22 Apr 2025
Medical help: - aid
Most prominent or leading (5)
Rifts develop initially Mirror Cryptic 08 Apr 2025
Original Mirror Quick 08 Apr 2025
& 18D 2009 novel by David Baldacci (5,6) Mirror Quiz 20 Mar 2025
Gold medalist's place Commuter 17 Mar 2025
Historic event Thomas Joseph 14 Mar 2025
Tree on road at the outset (5)
Luxury travel category, ... class
"The ___ State" (Slogan on Delaware license plates) (5)
Destination of a walk New York Times 19 Feb 2025
Like the track "Fortnight" on the album "The Tortured Poets Department"
To begin with (5) The Guardian Quick 12 Feb 2025
To begin with, a stir is created by the fellow (5)
Initially before blood, knight or contact? (5)
More like alpha than omega (5)
Certainly not the last tree on the street (5)
To begin with, stir-frying roughly half (5)
"50 ___ Dates," 2004 rom-com movie where Lucy's memory resets daily, and her partner rekindles their love with a new date each time
Premiere showing: - performance
Splendid start to one's education? (5,5) The Guardian Cryptic 22 Jan 2025
The place for the winner (5)
In gold position? (5) Puzzler Backwords 14 Jan 2025
(& 5-across) Second in command on an aeroplane (5,7)
Foremost (5) Puzzler 07 Jan 2025
Initially right in hand
Primary rifts can be atrocious (5)
Before all the others (5)
A stir is created by the fellow, to start with (5)
Placing of a winner may create rifts (5)
The ___ Noel, traditional Christmas carol (5)
Most eminent duke to welcome Republican leader
Gold medalist's place Universal 17 Dec 2024
Leading from Wood Street (5)
"___, do no harm" (principle for healers)
The "F" of Flotus (5)
____ direct, HSBC subsidiary The Telegraph Plusword 10 Dec 2024
Flyers' home was once known as ___ Union Center
See 4 Mirror Quiz 05 Dec 2024
And 15 1982 action film starring Sylvester Stallone and Richard Crenna (5,5)
1982 action film starring Sylvester Stallone and Richard Crenna Mirror Quiz 05 Dec 2024
Premier The Telegraph Quick 04 Dec 2024
Stir created by the fellow to start with (5)
Word before "chair" to mean the leading performer's place in an orchestra
Earliest in time Mirror Tea Time 22 Nov 2024
Opposite of last
Primary target's leader's found under trees
For starters LA Times Daily 11 Nov 2024
Stir-frying roughly half, to begin with (5)
Like A, alphabetically
"The ___ State" (on Delaware license plates) (5)
To start with, the tree got a little stunted (5)
Chief, leading (5)
1 Conifer Street (5)
In gold medal position
Olympic's gold position
The ___ Circle, 1968 Solzhenitsyn novel set in a gulag (5)
Leading The Telegraph Mini 04 Sep 2024
Prime conifer seen near the street (5)
To start with, get wood and begin stoking (5)
Won one at last? (5)
Nearly all strife-torn, to start with (5)
Foremost (5) Puzzler 28 Aug 2024
Basic right held by Duke (5)
Oldest tree on the street
Original academic degree (5) Puzzler Cryptic 19 Aug 2024
To start with, surprisingly, fits right in (5)
With 6-Across, "Let me start by saying ..." New York Times Mini 15 Aug 2024
Leading the leaderboard, say
___ class (top quality)
Highest tree on the street
With aid with the class (5)
Leading position to kick off with (5)
Before a second has passed (5)
Duke crossing river before all others
Initially trees, trees initially! (5) Puzzler Cryptic 03 Jun 2024
____ and foremost The Telegraph Mini 30 May 2024
"I'm the inaugural commenter on this post!"
Gold medalist's position LA Times Mini 21 May 2024
Historic event Thomas Joseph 20 May 2024
Original tree on the street (5)
Leading the league LA Times Daily 17 May 2024
Gold-medal spot (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 12 May 2024
Chief holy man is after a Christmas tree (5)
Hand in hand start (5)
Too good to be runner-up (5)
Ahead of the others from the start (5)
On top of the standings
Gold medalist's position
Earliest to put a tree on a street (5)
Toronto skyscraper, ___ Canadian Place
Conifer on street to begin with (5)
Not second
Have a top degree right in one's hand (5)
Trees start to transpire to begin with
Maiden king's taken in hand The Times Cryptic 20 Mar 2024
Lowest gear (5)
PlusWord No 664
Early instrumentalists? (5,7)
Place of honor? Wall Street Journal 07 Mar 2024
Starting no end of terrible strife (5)
Resolve rifts in the beginning (5)
No. 1 Wood Street
Raw beginner taken in hand at the outset (5)
Highest tree by the way
Great passion consuming sweets after a turnover? The Guardian Cryptic 13 Feb 2024
Primary, initial The Times Concise 03 Feb 2024
In prime position (5)
Before anyone else, a top degree (5)
Rifts healed before dates with Fred Sirieix (5)
Certain place for a base
Predominant
It needs the right fist to lead the rest (5)
___ Dates, Channel 4 reality series (5)
Primary rifts can be quite an upset (5)
“The ___ Noel” Wall Street Journal 19 Dec 2023
Original Mirror Quick 10 Dec 2023
Before second
Rifts develop initially Mirror Cryptic 10 Dec 2023
Word before "chair" to mean the leading performer's place in an orchestra
Earliest (5) Puzzler 22 Nov 2023
Oldest evergreen on street The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Oct 2023
"___ and foremost..."
Partner of "foremost"
"50 ___ Dates," 2004 rom-com starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore that was shot in Hawaii
Part 3 of fact Newsday 16 Jun 2023
'The ___ Time Ever I Saw Your Face' USA Today 31 May 2023
8/11's second job title? (5,4,2,3,8) The Guardian Weekend 29 Apr 2023
Guinness Book adjective New York Times 26 Apr 2023
Opening Wall Street Journal 14 Apr 2023
Gold medalist's rank USA Today 31 Jan 2023
"___ of May," 1969 song by the Bee Gees whose title means "foremost"
"Orphan: ___ Kill" (2022 thriller film)
In the lead LA Times Daily 30 Dec 2022
Ahead of the rest USA Today 21 Dec 2022
Historic event Thomas Joseph 24 Nov 2022
Historic event Thomas Joseph 24 Sep 2022
Accomplishment that's never been done before USA Today 01 Sep 2022
Top degree The Times Concise 27 Aug 2022
Leading LA Times Daily 10 Aug 2022
Top spot USA Today 13 Jul 2022
'For starters . . .' Newsday 05 Jul 2022
Original thing Premier Sunday 03 Jul 2022
Historic event Thomas Joseph 23 Jun 2022
Chief investigator ultimately cracking handwriting The Telegraph Toughie 10 Jun 2022
Historic event Thomas Joseph 25 May 2022
Gold medalist's position
Initial resistance got round by a bunch of fives The Times Cryptic 28 Mar 2022
Primary Eugene Sheffer 11 Mar 2022
"Married at ___ Sight," wedding reality show where participants agree to wed strangers chosen by a team of experts
Who’s there Wall Street Journal 12 Feb 2022
Top spot The Washington Post 20 Jan 2022
Top spot LA Times Daily 20 Jan 2022
Duke eclipsing king and cardinal The Times Cryptic 06 Dec 2021
Original The Guardian Quick 04 Dec 2021
Blue-ribbon position Universal 27 Nov 2021
Suitable to include Royal Society in describing this clue
On top Wall Street Journal 14 Oct 2021
Earliest The Times Concise 11 Sep 2021
Due date, often Wall Street Journal 25 Aug 2021
Opening New York Times 14 Aug 2021
Hand round recipe that's original
Single destination Wall Street Journal 15 Jul 2021
Gold medalist's place Newsday 13 Jul 2021
Leading The Times Concise 07 Jul 2021
Guinness classification New York Times 29 Jun 2021
Word of distinction The Washington Post 25 Jun 2021
Word of distinction LA Times Daily 25 Jun 2021
"___ and foremost..."
At the head of the line The Washington Post 10 May 2021
At the head of the line LA Times Daily 10 May 2021
"___ and foremost..."
Primary Eugene Sheffer 22 Apr 2021
Leading ... and like the words in this puzzle's starred clues that will help you solve the meta The Washington Post Sunday 07 Mar 2021
Winner's ranking Family Time 21 Feb 2021
Start January by visiting and opening base
With 14-Across, Lou Hoover and others Wall Street Journal 04 Feb 2021
With 129 Across, break of day ... and what's spelled out by the letters breaking the circled abbreviated days in this puzzle The Washington Post Sunday 10 Jan 2021
Earliest The Times Concise 31 Dec 2020
With 86 Across, parts of 25 answers in this puzzle that must be used to fill the 5×5 grid The Washington Post Sunday 27 Dec 2020
Where cones are located on street in front of van
Initial The Telegraph Quick 13 Sep 2020
Original The Telegraph Quick 23 Aug 2020
Historic happening Newsday 09 Aug 2020
At the head of the line Newsday 15 Jul 2020
Primary Newsday 19 Jun 2020
Foremost The Telegraph Quick 07 Jun 2020
Gold medalist's place USA Today 12 May 2020
Put hand around heartily merry maiden 
Paramount Newsday 22 Feb 2020
Leading The Washington Post 06 Feb 2020
Leading LA Times Daily 06 Feb 2020
Initial tree on street
Sing along to this 1978 Gloria Gaynor hit! "At ___ I was afraid, I was petrified..."
Trees take time to become predominant
Like the egg, some say Universal 20 Nov 2019
Original equine measure — from the horse's mouth!
Word in a White House title LA Times Daily 15 Sep 2019
Word in a White House title The Washington Post 15 Sep 2019
Who's position USA Today 29 Aug 2019
Foremost The Times Concise 26 Aug 2019
Historic event Thomas Joseph 23 Aug 2019
Gold medalist's place Universal 28 Jul 2019
Republican suppressed by duke in dominant position The Telegraph Toughie 09 May 2019
Rating a gold medal USA Today 04 May 2019
Leading the pack Wall Street Journal 04 Apr 2019
''For starters . . .'' Newsday 27 Mar 2019
'For starters . . .' USA Today 18 Feb 2019
"For starters . . ."
Leading the pack
Who's position
Rating a gold medal
Word in a White House title
Gold medalist's place
Day after 19-Across Thomas Joseph 31 Dec 2018
Primitive way to stop tree production
Guinness adjective The Washington Post 13 Dec 2018
Guinness adjective LA Times Daily 13 Dec 2018
Commemorative envelope from factory drives production
Initial "R" in one's own writing
Opposite of last
Eldest child initially ready to tuck into left half of bonbon?
Stir-fry made, sold outside railway — that's never seen before
Earliest tree on street
Who's base USA Today 08 Jul 2018
Historic event Newsday 16 Jun 2018
___ class (top quality)
Where a gold medalist finishes Newsday 04 Jun 2018
Gold medalist's place Newsday 22 May 2018
Unprecedented event Newsday 09 May 2018
Prime trees will take time The Telegraph Toughie 17 Apr 2018
Place for winners Wall Street Journal 10 Mar 2018
Preceding all others Irish Times Simplex 06 Mar 2018
22 down's confused, where victory lies in virtue
Guinness Book adjective New York Times 24 Feb 2018
Leading the pack Newsday 14 Jan 2018
Stone found below tree tops The Telegraph Toughie 03 Jan 2018
Guinness Book adjective
Who's base
Guinness adjective
Originally by mail, this voting system?
Highest tree on road
Word that may precede the initial parts of 17- and 62-Across and 9- and 33-Down USA Today 12 Sep 2017
Walk destination Wall Street Journal 19 Jul 2017
Who's there New York Times 16 Jun 2017
Leader's position The Washington Post 08 Feb 2017
Who's there
Word that may precede the initial parts of 17- and 62-Across and 9- and 33-Down
Who's position, in a comedy routine USA Today 14 Dec 2016
. Leading newspaper probed by American tax administration
'That's a ___!' New York Times 13 May 2016
Shooter overwhelms sober medical technician
Winning position Universal 08 Apr 2016
Chiefly trees, chiefly trees
Blue-ribbon position Universal 30 Jan 2016
Original academic degree The Sun Two Speed 18 Jan 2016
Foremost The Sun Two Speed 18 Jan 2016
Blue-ribbon position
Who's position, in a comedy routine
Trees take time to become predominant
It's never been done before Jonesin 10 Nov 2015
Word that can precede each half of each starred clue's answer Wall Street Journal 14 Sep 2015
Earliest; degree The Times Concise 08 Sep 2015
Tree planted in front of street, originally The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Aug 2015
Word with rate, aid or class USA Today 27 Jun 2015
Gold medalist's place Thomas Joseph 08 Jun 2015
Destination 90 feet from home Wall Street Journal 17 Feb 2015
Top spot Premier Sunday 18 Jan 2015
Top spot
Leading
Word with rate, aid or class
Word that can precede each half of each starred clue's answer
Leading
Placing of the winner may create rifts
Prime time under trees
Brill poem about King and Queen visiting country
Number one
Who's position, in a famous sketch
What Lou Gehrig played
Place to walk to
Before all others
Cardinal writing to welcome rector
Blue-ribbon position
Winner's spot
Of historical importance
Initial
At the head of the line
In the lead
Primarily
Gold medalist's place
Most important tree on street
Preceding all others
Original
Blue-ribbon place
Gold medalist's place
Safety ___
Gold medalist's place
Who's on it
"Before anything else . . ."
Who's on it
Leading the pack
Word before and after "things"
Unprecedented
Ahead of the rest
Opposite of 36-Across
Leader's position
"Before anything else ..."
Historic event
Maiden
On top
Base place
Who's there, in a bit
Winning position
On top
Who's base
"For starters ..."
Leading the league
Historic event
"For starters ..."
Who's base
To begin with
Winner's position
Who's position
Leading the league
Who's there, in a bit
Leading the league
Gold medalist's position
Original
Leading
Due date for many bills
Foremost partner
Who's position
Original
Before the rest
"Before anything else ..."
At the forefront
Low grade?
"To begin with ..."
Shift position?
Low grade?
At the head of the line
Who played it
Gold-medal position
Guinness adjective
"To begin with …"
More of sage advice
Successful finish
Initial
Ahead of the pack
See 53-Across
Mark McGwire's position
In the lead
Initial
Initial
Ahead of the pack
Blue-ribbon position
Ahead of the pack
Who's there
Second to none
Unprecedented
Who's on it
On top
Foremost's partner
Ahead of the pack
Before anything else
Where the U.N. is in Manhattan, with 27-Across
Initial
Gold-medal position
Head of the line
Foremost
___ Lady
Place for the best
At the outset
Gold medalist's place
"Who's on ___?"
End of the response
Word in many bank names
No. 1
Earliest
April Fools' Day e.g.
"Who's on ___?"
Word with rate, aid, or class
At the head of the line
Leading
Primary
Before the rest
Before all others
Start of many instructions
Word before come and serve
Blue-ribbon
Foremost's partner
One for the history books
Unprecedented
Before the others
Certain base
In front
Blue ribbon place
Walk destination
Chief instrument of a group
Tops
With 27-Down, ground level
In the van
Who's station
"Who's on ___?"
Auto gear
Base Gehrig covered
Leading the way
Leading
Original
Taking precedence
Kind of aid
Position Gehrig played
Word on a bank
Morrell's "Rambo: ___ Blood . . . "
Chief
Primo
Initial
"The ___ Noel"
Cardinals' place in 1982
Base place
"___ in war, . . . "
Initially
"Safety ___"
Blue-ribbon classification
"On the ___ day of Christmas . . . "
See 61 Across
More of verse
Kind of base
Prime
Gehrig's position
Alpha.
Preferably.
Number one
Leading.
Kind of mate or rate.
___ nighter.
Pre-eminent.
Premier.
Principal.
Sooner.
One of the bases.
Primary.
Original.
___ base.
On top.
Chief.
Adjective for Washington.
The chicken or the egg?
Adjective for George Washington.
Highest in an examination.
Blue-ribbon.
Foremost.
The beginning.
Blue-ribbon spot
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