| Early manuscript stage | 22 |
| Early man's beginning? | 26 |
| Early losers at Saratoga | 24 |
| Early lightweight champ | 23 |
| Early Lerner and Loewe hit | 26 |
| Early leader in a race | 22 |
| Early Latin-lesson word | 23 |
| Early late-night talker | 23 |
| Early late-night pioneer | 24 |
| Early late-night host Jack | 26 |
| Early late show host Jack | 25 |
| Early late night show host | 26 |
| Early label for R.E.M. | 22 |
| Early kidvid character | 22 |
| Early keyboard instrument | 25 |
| Early June baby - or babies? | 28 |
| Early journalist Tarbell | 24 |
| Early Jewish spiritual leader | 29 |
| Early Jewish sect members | 25 |
| Early Jewish Christian | 22 |
| Early Jesse Jackson hairdo | 26 |
| Early Jesse Jackson do | 22 |
| Early Jesse Jackson 'do | 27 |
| Early jazz composition | 22 |
| Early jazz bassist Shapiro | 26 |
| Early Japanese immigrant | 24 |
| Early Irish writing system | 26 |
| Early Irish assembly site | 25 |
| Early investor in Disneyland | 28 |
| Early Inverness resident | 24 |
| Early invasion participant | 26 |
| Early invaders of Europe | 24 |
| Early invaders of England | 25 |
| Early invaders of Britain | 25 |
| Early invader of Mexico | 23 |
| Early invader of Europe | 23 |
| Early invader of England | 24 |
| Early invader of Britain | 24 |
| Early Internet search engine | 28 |
| Early instrument with strings | 29 |
| Early inning statistic | 22 |
| Early inning situation | 22 |
| Early inhabitant of Britain | 27 |
| Early info-sorting program | 26 |
| Early iconic role for Madonna | 29 |
| Early Icelandic literature | 26 |
| Early Icelandic literary work | 29 |
| Early Icelandic classic | 23 |
| Early I.B.M. PC standard | 24 |
| Early household detergent | 25 |
| Early hours, poetically | 23 |
| Early hour for a rocker | 23 |
| Early hotel-lobby fixture | 25 |
| Early Hollywood sex symbol | 26 |
| Early Hollywood mogul Harry | 27 |
| Early Hollywood agent Swifty | 28 |
| Early hobbyist's computer | 29 |
| Early hit for Salt-N-Pepa | 25 |
| Early Hispaniola people | 23 |
| Early Greek lyric poet | 22 |
| Early Great Plains residents | 28 |
| Early Grand Canyon settlers | 27 |
| Early gold coin of Denmark | 26 |
| Early Germanic marauders | 24 |
| Early Georgia settlers | 22 |
| Early game score, maybe | 23 |
| Early game score, at times | 26 |
| Early game in a tourney | 23 |
| Early game in a tournament | 26 |
| Early fur trader John Jacob | 27 |
| Early frozen dinner staple | 26 |
| Early French-lesson word | 24 |
| Early French settler in Maine | 29 |
| Early French fighter plane | 26 |
| Early French automaker | 22 |
| Early fratricide victim | 23 |
| Early form of the oboe | 22 |
| Early form of football | 22 |
| Early followers of Mohammed | 27 |
| Early follower of Muhammad | 26 |
| Early Florida explorer | 22 |
| Early Florentine painter | 24 |
| Early floppy disk size | 22 |
| Early first-person shooter | 26 |
| Early first century date | 24 |
| Early film star Daniels | 23 |
| Early film star Charles _____ | 29 |
| Early film mogul and family | 27 |
| Early film director Thomas | 26 |
| Early film actress Pitts | 24 |
| Early file-sharing service | 26 |
| Early fifth-century year | 24 |
| Early fifth century date | 24 |
| Early Ferrara ruling house | 26 |
| Early feminist Lucretia | 23 |
| Early feminist author Olsen | 27 |
| Early fast-food employees? | 26 |
| Early fast-food employees | 25 |
| Early explosive device | 22 |
| Early explorers of Mexico | 25 |