| IVANI | First in a |
| OPENER | The first in a series of events or games; a player who starts the betting or makes the first bid; or, a utensil for de-lidding a bottle or tin (6) |
| SANMARINO | A few weeks in old hospital at first, in a bit of a state? (3,6) |
| FINAL | Last of the first in first, in a first of the last (5) |
| ACACIA | A group of spies hide a camera at first in a shrub |
| SWINDLE | Come in first in a broken sled, but it's a scam (7) |
| LARAMIE | City drive, a first in a story |
| APPLIQUE | Decoration shows a measure of brightness unusual at first in a shade of green |
| AGOG | In past time gazed first in a state of wonder |
| COMEAGAIN | Pardon setter - a good anagram's first in a bit (4,5) |
| MAIDENVOYAGE | Horse race for those hoping to make the trip? That's a first in a crafty sort of way! (6,6) |
| PESTER | First in a certain line, second cutting in - bother! (6) |
| HEIRAPPARENT | A person who is first in a line of succession and cannot be displaced (4,8) |
| SCHWA | Sound like a faulty chainsaw, cutting out first in a¦ (5) |
| HARRYRAMSDEN | Yorkshire businessman who founded the first in a chain of fish and chips stores in 1928 (5,7) |
| FOUNDATION | A 1942 issue of Astounding Science-Fiction included this Isaac Asimov story, the first in a long-running series |
| FARMYARD | Article belongs to me first in a remote way and can be found in the country (8) |
| LOVEBUG | The ___, first in a series of comedy films about a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie |
| STARWARS | The first in a series of films directed by George Lucas, released in 1977 (4,4) |
| BOURNE | First in a film series based on a character created by Robert Ludlum, The ___ Identity (6) |
