| Early chopper | 13 |
| Early cholesterol avoider | 25 |
| Early Chloe Sevigny movie | 25 |
| Early Chinese dynasty name | 26 |
| Early Chinese dynasty | 21 |
| Early Chevy vehicle?: abbr. | 27 |
| Early Chekhov drama | 19 |
| Early check, perhaps | 20 |
| Early Charlie Chan | 18 |
| Early chariot | 13 |
| Early characters in "2001" | 36 |
| Early Chaplin employer | 22 |
| Early Chaplin comedy | 20 |
| Early Chan | 10 |
| Early ceremonial cup | 20 |
| Early center of Christianity in Mesopotamia | 43 |
| Early center of Christianity | 28 |
| Early center of Celtic learning | 31 |
| Early cenobite | 14 |
| Early cemeteries | 16 |
| Early Celtic priest | 19 |
| Early cellular co. | 18 |
| Early caucus voter | 18 |
| Early caucus state | 18 |
| Early Catwoman Julie | 20 |
| Early casino proprietor | 23 |
| Early cartoonist Thomas | 23 |
| Early cartoon clown | 19 |
| Early Carolina governor for whom a county and city are named | 60 |
| Early carmaker | 14 |
| Early career trajectory | 23 |
| Early car pioneer | 17 |
| Early car manufacturer | 22 |
| Early car man | 13 |
| Early car maker | 15 |
| Early car horn | 14 |
| Early car company co-founder | 28 |
| Early car | 9 |
| Early capital of Macedonia | 26 |
| Early capital of Japan | 22 |
| Early capital of Georgia | 24 |
| Early Cape Canaveral program | 28 |
| Early Canadian statesman John | 29 |
| Early Canadian conveyance | 26 |
| Early Canadian | 14 |
| Early Canaan dweller | 20 |
| Early campaign stop | 19 |
| Early Californian Pico | 22 |
| Early Calif. missionary | 23 |
| Early calendar developers | 25 |
| Early calculators | 17 |
| Early calculator of pi | 22 |
| Early calculator | 16 |
| Early cab | 9 |
| Early buzz? | 11 |
| Early business language | 23 |
| Early building gear | 19 |
| Early buffalo hunters | 21 |
| Early brunch hr. | 16 |
| Early Bruce Lee role | 20 |
| Early Brits | 11 |
| Early Britons | 13 |
| Early Briton | 12 |
| Early Britney Spears hair feature | 33 |
| Early Britney Spears feature | 28 |
| Early Britishers | 16 |
| Early Britisher | 15 |
| Early British cop | 17 |
| Early British cavalry: Abbr. | 28 |
| Early British automaker Henry | 29 |
| Early Brit | 10 |
| Early breath freshener | 22 |
| Early Brazilian people | 22 |
| Early Brazilian | 15 |
| Early bravos | 12 |
| Early brand of decaf coffee | 27 |
| Early boxing match | 18 |
| Early book form | 15 |
| Early bondman | 13 |
| Early Bond nemesis | 18 |
| Early Bond foe | 14 |
| Early Bond flick | 16 |
| Early Bond baddie | 17 |
| Early Boeing 737 customer | 25 |
| Early boatwright | 16 |
| Early boat-building technique? | 30 |
| Early boat builder | 18 |
| Early boat | 10 |
| Early blues singer who starred in ''Cabin in the Sky'' | 70 |
| Early blues singer Ma -- | 24 |
| Early blooming flowers | 22 |
| Early blooming | 14 |
| Early bloomers | 14 |
| Early bloomer | 13 |
| Early Black Sea settler | 23 |
| Early birthday milestone | 24 |
| Early birds? | 12 |
| Early birds | 11 |
| Early bird? | 11 |
| Early bird, say | 15 |