| Early convention nominees | 25 |
| Early dartboard material | 24 |
| Early data storage software | 27 |
| Early David Bowie style | 23 |
| Early Democrat's foe | 24 |
| Early development centers | 25 |
| Early development sites | 23 |
| Early development sites? | 24 |
| Early developmental period | 26 |
| Early digital computer | 22 |
| Early discount gas chain | 24 |
| Early Disney distributor | 24 |
| Early distaff service gp. | 25 |
| Early do for Michael Jackson | 28 |
| Early dwellers in Britain | 25 |
| Early dwellers south of Rome | 28 |
| Early Eastern mercenary | 23 |
| Early Egyptian citizen | 22 |
| Early eighth-century year | 25 |
| Early Elvis Presley style | 25 |
| Early English freedmen | 22 |
| Early English historian | 23 |
| Early English poet laureate | 27 |
| Early entrepreneurial efforts | 29 |
| Early Eurasian leaders | 22 |
| Early eviction setting | 22 |
| Early expert on bridge | 22 |
| Early explorer of Florida | 25 |
| Early explorers of Mexico | 25 |
| Early explosive device | 22 |
| Early fast-food employees | 25 |
| Early fast-food employees? | 26 |
| Early feminist author Olsen | 27 |
| Early feminist Lucretia | 23 |
| Early Ferrara ruling house | 26 |
| Early fifth century date | 24 |
| Early fifth-century year | 24 |
| Early file-sharing service | 26 |
| Early film actress Pitts | 24 |
| Early film director Thomas | 26 |
| Early film mogul and family | 27 |
| Early film star Charles _____ | 29 |
| Early film star Daniels | 23 |
| Early first century date | 24 |
| Early first-person shooter | 26 |
| Early floppy disk size | 22 |
| Early Florentine painter | 24 |
| Early Florida explorer | 22 |
| Early follower of Muhammad | 26 |
| Early followers of Mohammed | 27 |
| Early form of football | 22 |
| Early form of the oboe | 22 |
| Early fratricide victim | 23 |
| Early French automaker | 22 |
| Early French fighter plane | 26 |
| Early French settler in Maine | 29 |
| Early French-lesson word | 24 |
| Early frozen dinner staple | 26 |
| Early fur trader John Jacob | 27 |
| Early game in a tournament | 26 |
| Early game in a tourney | 23 |
| Early game score, at times | 26 |
| Early game score, maybe | 23 |
| Early Georgia settlers | 22 |
| Early Germanic marauders | 24 |
| Early gold coin of Denmark | 26 |
| Early Grand Canyon settlers | 27 |
| Early Great Plains residents | 28 |
| Early Greek lyric poet | 22 |
| Early Hispaniola people | 23 |
| Early hit for Salt-N-Pepa | 25 |
| Early hobbyist's computer | 29 |
| Early Hollywood agent Swifty | 28 |
| Early Hollywood mogul Harry | 27 |
| Early Hollywood sex symbol | 26 |
| Early hotel-lobby fixture | 25 |
| Early hour for a rocker | 23 |
| Early hours, poetically | 23 |
| Early household detergent | 25 |
| Early I.B.M. PC standard | 24 |
| Early Icelandic classic | 23 |
| Early Icelandic literary work | 29 |
| Early Icelandic literature | 26 |
| Early iconic role for Madonna | 29 |
| Early info-sorting program | 26 |
| Early inhabitant of Britain | 27 |
| Early inning situation | 22 |
| Early inning statistic | 22 |
| Early instrument with strings | 29 |
| Early Internet search engine | 28 |
| Early invader of Britain | 24 |
| Early invader of England | 24 |
| Early invader of Europe | 23 |
| Early invader of Mexico | 23 |
| Early invaders of Britain | 25 |
| Early invaders of England | 25 |
| Early invaders of Europe | 24 |
| Early invasion participant | 26 |
| Early Inverness resident | 24 |
| Early investor in Disneyland | 28 |