| First name among the ''Hee Haw'' cast | 53 |
| First name among the ''Happy Days'' cast | 56 |
| First name among the ''Friends'' cast | 53 |
| First name among the ''Desperate Housewives'' cast | 66 |
| First name among the ''Cheers'' cast | 52 |
| First name among the ''Baywatch'' cast | 54 |
| First name among the ''American Idol'' judges | 61 |
| First name among the ''30 Rock'' cast | 53 |
| First name among former ''SNL'' cast members | 60 |
| First name among "The Simpsons" characters | 52 |
| First name among "The Beverly Hillbillies" cast | 57 |
| First name among ''American Idol'' judges | 57 |
| First name alphabetically in the Baseball Hall of Fame | 54 |
| First N.H.L. player to score over 70 goals in a season | 54 |
| First N.F.L. QB with consecutive 30-touchdown passing seasons | 61 |
| First N.F.L. player to record 100 receptions in a season | 56 |
| First musical artist to have a #1 album while imprisoned | 56 |
| First music video inducted into the National Film Registry | 58 |
| First multiracial coeducational college in the South | 52 |
| First mass-produced American car with pop-up headlights | 55 |
| First man to win the French Open without dropping a set | 55 |
| First man featured on the cover of the U.S. edition of Vogue | 60 |
| First male on the cover of ''Vogue'' | 52 |
| First major U.S. medical school to admit women as well as men | 61 |
| First major party female nominee for U.S. vice president | 56 |
| First major league manager to have 2000 wins and have 2000 hits | 63 |
| First letter in the second quarter of the Greek alphabet | 56 |
| First letter in the last third of the Greek alphabet | 52 |
| First letter in the fourth quarter of the Greek alphabet | 56 |
| First language of Hank's neighbor on "King of the Hill" | 69 |
| First lady dubbed "Spiritual Leader of the Nation" | 60 |
| First justice alphabetically in the history of the Supreme Court | 64 |
| First Japanese infielder to sign with a major-league team, familiarly | 69 |
| First International Gymnastics Hall of Fame inductee | 52 |
| First Indian tribe to sign a treaty with the U.S. government | 60 |
| First Indian American to be governor of an American state | 57 |
| First in John Wayne's "Cavalry Trilogy" | 53 |
| First in a (non-contiguous) series of thirteen popes | 52 |
| First host of "America's Funniest Home Videos" | 60 |
| First horse to compete in all three Triple Crown races | 54 |
| First holder of the title Supreme Governor of the Church of England | 67 |
| First hip-hop single to reach #1 on the Billboard charts | 56 |
| First film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature | 53 |
| First film to win an Oscar for Best Animated Feature | 52 |
| First female solo artist in the Country Music Hall of Fame | 58 |
| First female Indy 500 Rookie of the Year ___ St. James | 54 |
| First family when D.C.'s earliest cherry trees were planted | 63 |
| First explorer to sail directly from Europe to India | 52 |
| First entry in ''Who's Who in the Bible'' | 61 |
| First country you'd come to if you sail west from Mumbai | 60 |
| First country singer to win the Best New Artist Grammy | 54 |
| First company to stream an entire album on the Internet | 55 |
| First company to broadcast from the Empire State Building | 57 |
| First commercial U.S. radio station, located in Pittsburgh | 58 |
| First college frat to charter a chapter in all 50 states | 56 |
| First circle of hell in Dante's "Inferno" | 55 |
| First character to say "May the Force be with you" | 60 |
| First carrier to offer regular in-flight movies, 1961 | 53 |
| First carrier to offer commercial transpolar flights | 52 |
| First cable series to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama | 55 |
| First Brazilian athlete to be on the cover of Time magainze | 59 |
| First book in Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance Cycle" | 69 |
| First battery brand to feature an indefatigable pink bunny in its ads | 69 |
| First baseman Palmeiro who was suspended for using steroids | 59 |
| First baseball player involved in an instant replay decision | 60 |
| First ballplayer to hit 50 home runs before the end of August | 61 |
| First athlete to appear on the cover of Time magazine | 53 |
| First Asian country to rule in favor of same-sex marriage | 57 |
| First Arab country to have sanctions imposed on it by the Arab League | 69 |
| First American magazine to excerpt "Moby-Dick" | 56 |
| First American baseball stadium with a retractable roof | 55 |
| First airline with commercial transpacific passenger flights | 60 |
| First African-American to win a Gold Glove in both leagues | 58 |
| First African-American selected for a U.S. Davis Cup team | 57 |
| First African-American Republican National Committee chairman | 61 |
| First African-American golfer with 12 P.G.A. Tour wins | 54 |
| First African-American golfer to play in the Masters | 52 |
| First actress to win an Oscar in a foreign-language film | 56 |
| First action sequence of "Saving Private Ryan" | 56 |
| First act of the ballet "Jewels," by George | 53 |
| First Across word in the world's first crossword | 52 |
| First "Mission: Impossible" TV production company | 59 |
| First "America's Funniest Home Videos" host | 57 |
| First #1 Billboard hit by an Australian artist (1972) | 53 |
| Firefall "___ that I've always dreamed of" | 56 |
| Firearm also called a "Chicago typewriter" | 52 |
| Fire engine in a Catherine Kenworthy children's book | 56 |
| Fire a holy singer who specializes in French dancing? | 53 |
| Finnish rock band with a "heartagram" logo | 52 |
| Find out what that weird dude from high school is up to, via Facebook | 69 |
| Find contest's meta-answer by reading ___ of these clues | 60 |
| Financial svcs. giant affiliated with an auto company | 53 |
| Financial services company with an asterisk in its name | 55 |
| Financial services company that sponsors the New York City Marathon | 67 |
| Financial institution of '80s-'90s crisis infamy | 56 |
| Financial institution also called a "thrift" | 54 |
| Financial guru who wrote "Women & Money" | 54 |
| Financial adviser Edelman with a syndicated radio show | 54 |
| Final track on the Rolling Stones' "12 X 5" | 57 |
| Final straight part of a racetrack (and a hint to the long entries) | 67 |