| Earliest flicks | 15 |
| Earliest garden? | 16 |
| Earliest historical point | 25 |
| Earliest known fitness trainer? | 31 |
| Earliest known greeting | 23 |
| Earliest known inhabitant | 25 |
| Earliest known pulsar | 21 |
| Earliest known spice | 20 |
| Earliest match | 14 |
| Earliest million-dollar movie role | 34 |
| Earliest of the Three B's | 29 |
| Earliest period | 15 |
| Earliest person to see a sunrise, typically | 43 |
| Earliest pope to receive the title "the Great" | 56 |
| Earliest recorded Chinese dynasty | 33 |
| Earliest runs of newspapers | 27 |
| Earliest scene of amour | 23 |
| Earliest site | 13 |
| Earliest stage | 14 |
| Earliest time | 13 |
| Earliest victim | 15 |
| Earliest-born member of the Cartoon Hall of Fame | 48 |
| Earliest: Pref. | 15 |
| Earlike handles | 15 |
| Earlike organ | 13 |
| Earlobe adjuncts | 16 |
| Earlobe adornment | 17 |
| Earlobe jewelry | 15 |
| Earls | 5 |
| Earls and others | 16 |
| Earls et al. | 12 |
| Earls' superiors | 20 |
| Earls' wives | 16 |
| Earls, barons et al. | 20 |
| Early | 5 |
| Early ''Hamlet'' venue | 38 |
| Early ''Tonight Show'' regular | 46 |
| Early '20s art movement | 27 |
| Early '50s soldier | 22 |
| Early '60s "tribal" dance | 39 |
| Early '60s dance | 20 |
| Early '60s detective show | 29 |
| Early '60s Polo Grounds team, nowadays | 42 |
| Early '70s courtroom drama | 30 |
| Early '70s fad | 18 |
| Early '70s Israeli prime minister | 37 |
| Early '80s fad | 18 |
| Early '80s laugh "___! (Enjoy What You Do)" | 57 |
| Early '90s Chicago indie band | 33 |
| Early '90s Chicago post-hardcore band | 41 |
| Early '90s hair styles | 26 |
| Early '90s Michael Jackson single "Who ___" | 57 |
| Early '90s Monster Magnet release | 37 |
| Early 'N Sync label | 23 |
| Early 'Tonight Show' host | 33 |
| Early 'Tonight Show' host Steve | 39 |
| Early "astronaut" | 27 |
| Early "cure" for tuberculosis | 39 |
| Early "Doctor Who" villain | 36 |
| Early "golly!" | 24 |
| Early "high-tech" typewriter brand | 44 |
| Early "L.A. Law" actor | 32 |
| Early "Project Runway" sponsor | 40 |
| Early "S.N.L." star | 29 |
| Early "Saturday Night Live" character | 47 |
| Early "Scarface" star | 31 |
| Early "SNL" exec Dick | 31 |
| Early "What's My Line?" panelist | 46 |
| Early 007 film | 14 |
| Early 007 foe | 13 |
| Early 007 nemesis | 17 |
| Early 10th century year | 23 |
| Early 10th-century date | 23 |
| Early 10th-century year | 23 |
| Early 11th century year | 23 |
| Early 11th-century date | 23 |
| Early 11th-century year | 23 |
| Early 12th century year | 23 |
| Early 12th-century date | 23 |
| Early 12th-century year | 23 |
| Early 13th century year | 23 |
| Early 15th century year | 23 |
| Early 15th-century year | 23 |
| Early 1600s threat to the English throne? | 41 |
| Early 16th C. date | 18 |
| Early 16th-century date | 23 |
| Early 16th-century year | 23 |
| Early 17th century pope | 23 |
| Early 17th-century year | 23 |
| Early 17th-century year in which Shakespeare's father died | 62 |
| Early 1800's prime minister of France | 41 |
| Early 1900's art cult | 25 |
| Early 1900's New Orleans music style | 40 |
| Early 1900's school of painters | 35 |
| Early 1900s music style | 23 |
| Early 1900s ruler | 17 |
| Early 1900s U.K. prime minister | 31 |
| Early 1950s presidential campaign slogan | 40 |
| Early 1970s dance ... or some smelly soup? | 42 |
| Early 1980's craze maker | 28 |