| First Woolworth's location | 30 |
| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f | 204 |
| First word after a sneeze, often | 32 |
| First word for a baby, maybe | 28 |
| First word from Robin | 21 |
| First word in "Send in the Clowns" | 44 |
| First word in "The Banana Boat Song" | 46 |
| First word in "Would It Be Loverly?" | 46 |
| First word in a ''fighting machine'' phrase | 59 |
| First word in a Bobby Darin hit | 31 |
| First word in a borough's name | 34 |
| First word in a celebratory song | 32 |
| First word in a celebratory song title | 38 |
| First word in a children's random selection rhyme | 53 |
| First word in a children's selection rhyme | 46 |
| First word in a D.H. Lawrence title | 35 |
| First word in a Dickens title | 29 |
| First word in a Dostoyevsky title | 33 |
| First word in a Ewan McGregor title | 35 |
| First word in a fairy tale | 26 |
| First word in a George Bush quote | 33 |
| First word in a Hugo title | 26 |
| First word in a Melville title | 30 |
| First word in a Mozart title | 28 |
| First word in a Springsteen title | 33 |
| First word in a story from Clement Clarke Moore | 47 |
| First word in a tongue twister about seashells | 46 |
| First word in a Travolta film title | 35 |
| First word in a tropical drink | 30 |
| First word in a tropical drink name | 35 |
| First word in an Austen title | 29 |
| First word in an Ed Wood title | 30 |
| First word in children's stories | 36 |
| First word in codes | 19 |
| First word in Connecticut's motto | 37 |
| First word in crosswords? | 25 |
| First word in four state names | 30 |
| First word in magic | 19 |
| First word in magic? | 20 |
| First word in many a California city name | 41 |
| First word in many a fairy tale | 31 |
| First word in many addresses | 28 |
| First word in many church names | 31 |
| First word in many letters | 26 |
| First word in many newspaper names | 34 |
| First word in many recipes | 26 |
| First word in many signs | 24 |
| First word in Mass. motto | 25 |
| First word in Massachusetts' motto | 38 |
| First word in Montana's motto | 33 |
| First word in North Carolina's motto | 40 |
| First word in Oregon's motto | 32 |
| First word in Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" | 57 |
| First word in the English lyrics of "Frère Jacques" | 64 |
| First word in the first crossword | 33 |
| First word in the Lord's Prayer | 35 |
| First word in the parent group of Aleph Zadik Aleph | 51 |
| First word in the song "Against All Odds" | 51 |
| First word in the theme song for "The Banana Splits" | 62 |
| First word in the Treasure State's motto | 44 |
| First word in U2's "Vertigo" | 42 |
| First word in Vergil work | 25 |
| First word learned by Helen Keller | 34 |
| First word of The Raven | 26 |
| First word of ''California Dreamin''' | 57 |
| First word of ''Cheek to Cheek'' | 48 |
| First word of ''Nowhere Man'' | 45 |
| First word of ''Send in the Clowns'' | 52 |
| First word of ''The Aeneid'' | 44 |
| First word of ''The Raven'' | 43 |
| First word of 'America' | 31 |
| First word of 'Send in the Clowns' | 42 |
| First word of "A Hard Day's Night" | 48 |
| First word of "A Lost Chord" | 38 |
| First word of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" | 65 |
| First word of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" | 51 |
| First word of "Aeneid" | 32 |
| First word of "Billie Jean" | 37 |
| First word of "Blowin' in the Wind" | 49 |
| First word of "Cheek to Cheek" | 40 |
| First word of "Citizen Kane" | 38 |
| First word of "Frere Jacques" (okay, the English version) | 67 |
| First word of "Greensleeves" | 38 |
| First word of "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" | 49 |
| First word of "Home, Sweet Home" | 42 |
| First word of "Huckleberry Finn" | 42 |
| First word of "Jabberwocky" | 37 |
| First word of "Lycidas" | 33 |
| First word of "Marseillaise" | 38 |
| First word of "Nowhere Man" | 37 |
| First word of "Old Folks at Home" | 43 |
| First word of "Paul Revere's Ride" | 48 |
| First word of "Richard III" | 37 |
| First word of "Rock Around the Clock" | 47 |
| First word of "Scarborough Fair" | 42 |
| First word of "Send in the Clowns" | 44 |
| First word of "Shrek" | 31 |
| First word of "Stairway to Heaven" | 44 |
| First word of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" | 60 |
| First word of "The Aeneid" | 36 |