| NADIACOMANECI | First gymnast in Olympic history to be awarded a perfect score (5,8) |
| SIMONE | With 9-Across, the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history |
| ALY | ___ Raisman (one of the most decorated American gymnasts in Olympic history) |
| COMANECI | The first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic event |
| NADIA | Romanian gymnast; the first to be awarded a perfect score at the Olympics, _ Comaneci (5) |
| OCTAVIABUTLER | First science-fiction writer to be awarded a MacArthur grant |
| DONOVANBAILEY | Canadian Olympic History! Sprinting great who won gold in the 100 metres at Atlanta 1996: 2 wds. |
| QUICKSAND | First novel of Nella Larsen, the first Black woman to be awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship |
| TINAARENA | Singer-songwriter who in 2011 became the first Australian to be awarded a Knighthood of the French National Order of National Merit (4,5) |
| CURIE | Marie ---, Polish-born physicist and chemist, the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize (5) |
| SHOHEIOHTANI | Japanese MLB player who was the first player in history to be a pitcher and hitter in the All-Star Game, in 2021: 2 wds. |
| AINSLIE | Most successful sailor in Olympic history, born Macclesfield, UK in 1977 (7) |
| HIROSHIMA | First city in history to be subjected to nuclear warfare |
| TEN | Score earned by Nadia Comaneci on July 18, 1976, the first such score ever achieved by a gymnast in an Olympic event |
| ACROBAT | A cat Rob trained to be a gymnast in the circus (7) |
| PHELPS | This swimmer is the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals, including a record 23 gold medals |
| SWAHN | Identify this family that holds the record of winning the most medals in Olympic history for a father and son duo? (5) |
| THERESAMAY | Head of the only government in U.K. history to be found in contempt of Parliament |
| TORY | There's a lot of history to be seen in English parliament |
| VAIBHAV | Who is the youngest player in the IPL history to be picked in the auction held last year? (7) |
