| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ELDEST | First-born | |
| PRELIMINARY | First-round | |
| ACE | First-rate | |
| EARLIEST | First | |
| TIPTOP | First-rate | |
| BEST | First-rate | |
| INITIAL | First | |
| MAIDEN | First-ever | |
| INAUGURAL | First | |
| ERST | First. | |
| FORME | First. | |
| PROTOPLASTIC | First-formed. | |
| ADAM AND EVE | First couple | |
| PRIORITISING | Assigning first | |
| BUTTERFLIES | First-night nerves | |
| LED | Came first | |
| PRIORITISES | Ranks first | |
| ALPHA | First letter | |
| BREAKFASTS | First meals | |
| INITIALS | First letters | |
| PRIORITISED | Ranked first | |
| LEADTHEWAY | Go first | |
| PREFERENCE | First choice | |
| PREMIERE | First performance | |
| LEADING | First (position) | |