| ENOLAGAY | Plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima (5,3) |
| ENOLA | ___ Gay (plane that dropped the atomic bomb) |
| LITTLEBOY | What was the codename for the first atomic bomb, dropped on Hiroshima? (6,3) |
| ATOMBOMB | The first one was dropped on Hiroshima (4,4) |
| NAGASAKI | Which city was destroyed by an atomic bomb on August 9th, 1945? (8) |
| MRSDASH | Seasoning brand that dropped the first part of its name in 2020 |
| OPPENHEIMER | J Robert, scientific director of the US laboratory that produced the first atomic bomb (11) |
| HIROSHIMA | City in Japan; target in 1945 of the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area (9) |
| HBOMAX | Streaming service that dropped the first three letters of its name when it rebranded in 2023 |
| LOSALAMOS | New Mexico town which was the site of research for the first atomic bomb (3,6) |
| OTERO | New Mexico county where the first atomic bomb was exploded |
| PAOLOVERONESE | Venice-based Italian Renaissance painter whose works include The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House 32 Bomber that dropped the of Levi (5,8) |
| INANE | The silly girl: the one that dropped the ball (5) |
| TRUMAN | Harry S ---, the 33rd US President, who approved the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan (6) |
| AITCH | Character that dropped the case in the chase |
| EDGE | Lippy type from golf club dropped the first one (4) |
| EWERS | Beer or tea makers have dropped the first two jugs |
| PEACHES | Dropped the first cheapest free fuzzy fruits (7) |
| FERMI | He oversaw the construction of the first atomic pile |
| ABOMB | Weapon of mass destruction dropped on Hiroshima during WWII (1,4) |
