| Early Dungeons & Dragons co. | 32 |
| Early dweller along the Dead Sea | 32 |
| Early dweller in what is now NW Iran | 36 |
| Early electronic composer Edgard | 32 |
| Early electronic musical instrument | 35 |
| Early employer of Benjamin Spock | 32 |
| Early English poet laureate John | 32 |
| Early era in England's 20th century | 39 |
| Early Everest climber Tenzing Norgay, for one | 45 |
| Early feminist Carrie Chapman ___ | 33 |
| Early fight for George Armstrong | 32 |
| Early film director Thomas H. ___ | 33 |
| Early filmmaking brothers Auguste and Louis ___ | 47 |
| Early five-and-dime entrepreneur | 32 |
| Early French settler in North America | 37 |
| Early French settler in the Maritimes | 37 |
| Early gangsta rap group featuring Dr. Dre | 41 |
| Early gas company based in Cleveland | 36 |
| Early gig for Chase and Belushi, for short | 42 |
| Early Greek theologian at Alexandria | 36 |
| Early hit for Destiny's Child | 33 |
| Early hit from the Mamas and the Papas? | 39 |
| Early honor for actress Mary Ann Mobley | 39 |
| Early horror film director Browning | 35 |
| Early host of "The Tonight Show" | 42 |
| Early human's stone creation | 32 |
| Early inhabitant along the Dead Sea | 35 |
| Early inhabitant of Great Britain | 33 |
| Early Italian violinist Arcangelo ___ | 37 |
| Early Japanese P.M. Hirobumi ___ | 32 |
| Early John Barrymore talkie role | 32 |
| Early L.A. Times bigwig Harrison Gray __ | 40 |
| Early L.A. Times publisher Harrison Gray __ | 43 |
| Early label for the Beatles and the Bee Gees | 44 |
| Early late-night television host | 32 |
| Early lesson in foreign language instruction | 44 |
| Early loser at Saratoga: Oct. 17, 1777 | 38 |
| Early Macy's Day Parade balloon designer | 44 |
| Early member of Clinton's cabinet | 37 |
| Early member of the Fluxus art movement | 39 |
| Early Mohammedan converts at Medina | 35 |
| Early morning pick-me-up, for some | 34 |
| Early movies' "It Girl" | 37 |
| Early multimillionaire John Jacob | 33 |
| Early musical style of Bob Marley | 33 |
| Early N.Y. Public Library benefactor | 36 |
| Early Native American calendar units? | 37 |
| Early New Yorker cartoonist Gardner ___ | 39 |
| Early Nintendo gaming platform, briefly | 39 |
| Early Notre Dame footballer George | 34 |
| Early November occasion in the U.S. | 35 |
| Early Obama cabinet member Panetta | 34 |
| Early occurrence in "Some Like It Hot" | 48 |
| Early Olympic gold medalist George | 34 |
| Early operating system developed for PCs | 40 |
| Early Peter Frampton band, with "The" | 47 |
| Early phonograph cylinder covering | 34 |
| Early pope called "The Great" | 39 |
| Early premium credit card, familiarly | 37 |
| Early problem for the Wright brothers? | 38 |
| Early proponent of alternating current | 38 |
| Early publication becomes late one | 34 |
| Early radio's "___ and Abner" | 43 |
| Early record label for Lynyrd Skynyrd | 37 |
| Early recording systems, familiarly | 35 |
| Early rock 'n' roll idol | 32 |
| Early rock nickname, with "The" | 41 |
| Early rock-'n'-roll favorite | 36 |
| Early role for Sarah Jessica Parker | 35 |
| Early Romantic music masterpiece | 32 |
| Early Sam & Dave record label | 33 |
| Early satellite built at Bell Labs | 34 |
| Early scene in "The Wizard of Oz" | 43 |
| Early scenes of "The Wizard of Oz" | 44 |
| Early science fiction writer Jules | 34 |
| Early seafarers feared going over it | 36 |
| Early ship reaching American shores | 35 |
| Early Slavonic ruler's title | 32 |
| Early Socialist presidential candidate Eugene | 45 |
| Early source of spices, with "the" | 44 |
| Early South African prime minister Jan | 38 |
| Early South Carolina senator Thomas | 35 |
| Early spring relatives of irises | 32 |
| Early spring relatives of irises (Var.) | 39 |
| Early stage of a time capsule project | 37 |
| Early stage of industrial work, for short | 41 |
| Early state in presidential campaigns | 37 |
| Early state in the presidential campaign | 40 |
| Early statistical software brand | 32 |
| Early stop in a presidential campaign | 37 |
| Early stop in a presidential race | 33 |
| Early Streisand number "Love Is ---" | 46 |
| Early tennis star _____ Hull Jacobs | 35 |
| Early third century date on a building | 38 |
| Early tournament match, for short | 33 |
| Early Trey Parker/Matt Stone film | 33 |
| Early Trinity College affiliation: Abbr. | 40 |
| Early TV show with an applause meter | 36 |
| Early TV vehicle for Jennifer Lopez, as a dancer | 48 |
| Early TV's "_____ With Judy" | 42 |